Donner Pass Trail–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,508 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Donner Pass Trail–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Box Prairie, CO. It climbs 3,508 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Donner Pass Trail–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,508 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Elevation 8,391–10,599 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Texas Cut · 40.57947, -105.49043
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Texas Cut, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Greer Spur B, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Greer Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Texas Cut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Donner Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 4 miTurn left onto Greer Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Greer Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Greer Spur B, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Texas Cut, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Texas Cut Trailhead
- Ballard Road Spur B–Ballard Spur Road, 4 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,898 ft
- Ballard Road–Donner Hill Trail, 8 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,543 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,303 ft
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