
Trip
Frontcountry Trail Run - Melmont Ghost Town
Come enjoy a relatively flat Memorial Day weekend long run along the Carbon river. Pass under the Fairfax bridge and see the remnants of Melmont mining town along the way.
- Sat, May 24, 2025
- Foothills Trail Running Committee
- Trail Running
- Adults
- Moderate/Strenuous
- Easy
- Mileage: 13.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 567 ft
- Pace: 4-5 mph
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Come enjoy a great trail run on the usually uncrowded Ghost Trail. We'll pass under the Fairfax bridge and see the remnants of an old coal mining town along the way. We'll turn around at the bridge that crosses back over the Carbon river. ~13 miles total with ~400 ft of gain. Conversational pace and we stay together. Email me if you are concerned about pace or if you're unsure of your abilities.
Gaia route here.
Strava route here.
We'll meet at the parking lot along HWY 165 right after the junction for the town of Carbonado at 0800. No parking pass required. No bathrooms here.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Sturdy running shoes
- Nutrition for about three hours of running.