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Cougar & Stranger via Fraser to Granby Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 432 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,330 – 8,652 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.05248, -105.90988
Nearest town Elkdale, CO

Directions

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Cougar & Stranger via Fraser to Granby Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 57 min

Elevation 8,331–8,651 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.05248, -105.90988

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Ballroom Black, heading E.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Stranger, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar, heading E.
  9. 150 ftReach Stranger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Stranger, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ballroom Black, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F43°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 76°55°
Sun 77°55°
Mon 70°52° 17%
Tue 77°48° 16%
Wed 80°51° 32%
Thu 77°50° 36%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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