Bucnasty–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Bucnasty–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 1,214 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bucnasty–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 8,477–9,126 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.00598, -105.91804
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Traci's Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Vista Ridge, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moga's Mile, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tron, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bucnasty, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cougar, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Fraser to Granby Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bucnasty, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tron, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Silky Johnson, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Traci's Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fraser to Granby Trail Trailhead
- Sunset Connector 3 via Sunset 2 1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Sunset 2 1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Sunset 2 2.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Redemption Dog Sled Tours & Outback via Sunset 2 3.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Fraser to Granby Trail & Traci's Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- Bamse & Outback via Sunset 2 4.7 mi · ▲ 327 ft
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