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Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Swan Road, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,855 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Swan Road, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 2,855 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,568 – 12,629 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bloom Way 39.56372, -105.86081
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Swan Road, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,855 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 10,568–12,628 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bloom Way · 39.56372, -105.86081

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Montezuma Road, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saints John Road, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftReach Montezuma Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Saints John Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading NE.
  18. 1.8 miBear right onto Montezuma Road, heading NE.
  19. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deer-creek-road-middle-fork-swan-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

39% dirt24% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F42°
Precip18%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity48%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°40° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 67°44° 19%
Sun 72°47° 44%
Mon 64°47° 43%
Tue 66°43° 31%
Wed 68°45° 44%
Thu 70°45° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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