East Peak–Fraser River, 8 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Granby, CO. The route passes Kids Fishing Pond, Arapahoe Pond and Fraser River before reaching East Peak at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,498 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,950 – 9,167 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.08241, -105.93145
Nearest town Granby, CO
Directions
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East Peak–Fraser River, 8 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,498 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 7,948–9,168 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.08241, -105.93145
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 44° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Agate Avenue & 5th Street stop 320 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Kids Fishing Pond.
- 50 ftPass Arapahoe Pond.
- 50 ftPass Fraser River.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ballroom Black, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Drifter, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tron, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bucnasty, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Cougar, heading E.
- 150 ftReach East Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Bucnasty, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Drifter, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Tron, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Drifter, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Cheese-It, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
- 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F44°
Precip6%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity48%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
82°50°
Mon
73°50°
Tue
80°49°
Wed
79°45°
Thu
79°42°
Fri
76°42°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Agate Avenue & 5th Street stop 320 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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