County Road 61 & Seven Utes Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 4,490 ft · 7 hr 13 min

County Road 61 & Seven Utes Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 4,490 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,603 – 11,428 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: American Lakes Crags Campground Trailhead 40.50220, -105.88886

Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO

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County Road 61 & Seven Utes Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 4,490 ft · 7 hr 13 min

Elevation 9,605–11,427 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: American Lakes Crags Campground Trailhead · 40.50220, -105.88886

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading W.
0.7 miBear left onto County Road 62, heading S.
1.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
3.8 miSharp left onto Seven Utes Trail, heading E.
1.3 miBear right onto County Road 61, heading N.
50 ftReach County Road 61, then turn around and head back the way you came.
50 ftBear left onto Seven Utes Trail, heading N.
1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
3.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
0.8 miContinue straight onto County Road 62, heading NE.
0.7 miBear right, heading N.
0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% gravel

Weather

Overcast69°F45°

Precip1%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity30%

Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago

Hourly temperature

70°45°

6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:33 PM

Sat 70°48°

Sun 71°49° 24%

Mon 63°48° 30%

Tue 69°43° 18%

Wed 73°48° 27%

Thu 71°48° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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