Dirty Bird Spur D Road–Dirty Bird Spur Road, 3 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Dirty Bird Spur D Road–Dirty Bird Spur Road, 3 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 622 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dirty Bird Spur D Road–Dirty Bird Spur Road, 3 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 9,310–9,840 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Corral Peak Test Road · 40.15677, -106.15365
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Old Corral Peak Test Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Dirty Bird Spur Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Dirty Bird Spur D Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Old Corral Peak Test Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dirty Bird Spur Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Old Corral Peak Test Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.
More from Old Corral Peak Test Road Trailhead
- Old Corral Peak Test Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
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