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Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, 3 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 3,230 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, 3 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 3,230 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,905 – 12,629 ft · steepest grade: 30%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50092, -105.94864
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, 3 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 3,230 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 9,904–12,628 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.50092, -105.94864

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SE.
  5. 3.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Swandyke Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Swan Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Saints John Road, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miReach Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saints John Road, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Swan Road, heading S.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SW.
  21. 1 miBear left onto Swandyke Road, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading NW.
  23. 3.5 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deer-creek-road-middle-fork-of-the-swan-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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