Comanche Peak Wilderness

Fire Route 154–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,083 ft · 7 hr 8 min

Fire Route 154–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Box Prairie, CO. It climbs 4,083 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,481 – 10,542 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Signal Mountain Trailhead 40.56649, -105.55517
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO

Directions

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Fire Route 154–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,083 ft · 7 hr 8 min

Elevation 8,481–10,543 ft

Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Signal Mountain Trailhead · 40.56649, -105.55517

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Signal Mountain Trail, heading S.
  2. 4.8 miTurn left onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading N.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Greer Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear left onto Greer Spur A, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Route 154, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Signal Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Greer Spur A, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Greer Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading S.
  13. 1.6 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Signal Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  15. 4.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~185 min). Leave by 4:05 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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