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Bee Line–Granby Ranch Fraser Canyon Trail, 8 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Bee Line–Granby Ranch Fraser Canyon Trail, 8 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 708 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,665 – 9,285 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02080, -105.89472
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Bee Line–Granby Ranch Fraser Canyon Trail, 8 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 708 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 8,664–9,285 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.02080, -105.89472

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Ridge, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Moga's Mile, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Strawberry Jam, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Granby Ranch Fraser Canyon Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miReach Vista Ridge Flow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left onto Strawberry Jam, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Silky Johnson, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bee-line-granby-ranch-fraser-canyon-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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