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Bucnasty–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Granby, CO. It climbs 1,273 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,993 – 9,039 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.06310, -105.92641
Nearest town Granby, CO

Directions

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Bucnasty–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 7,994–9,039 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.06310, -105.92641

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: City Market stop 165 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Ballroom Black, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Drifter, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tron, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bucnasty, heading E.
  12. 300 ftReach Fraser to Granby Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading E.
  14. 400 ftContinue straight onto Tron, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Drifter, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Cheese-It, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SW.
  23. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F52°
Precip5%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity42%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 81°53°
Mon 72°53°
Tue 79°48°
Wed 81°50° 26%
Thu 77°50° 28%
Fri 79°47° 24%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: City Market stop 165 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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