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.
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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
- Start on Signal Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 4.8 miTurn left onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Greer Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Greer Spur A, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fire Route 154, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Signal Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Greer Spur A, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Greer Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Signal Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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