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East Peak–Bee Line, 9 sights

7 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 2 hr 48 min

East Peak–Bee Line, 9 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches East Peak at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 946 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,478 – 9,167 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.00598, -105.91804
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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East Peak–Bee Line, 9 sights

7 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 8,477–9,168 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.00598, -105.91804

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miBear right onto Traci's Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miBear left onto Vista Ridge, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading N.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Moga's Mile, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Cougar, heading N.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading E.
  9. 450 ftReach East Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Cougar, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftSharp right onto Moga's Mile, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Silky Johnson, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading E.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Traci's Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.7 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/east-peak-bee-line-out-back-9-sights-11-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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