Fraser to Granby Trail–Lone Eagle, 11 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,373 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Fraser to Granby Trail–Lone Eagle, 11 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 2,373 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Fraser to Granby Trail–Lone Eagle, 11 sights
14 mi · ▲ 2,373 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 8,331–9,368 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.03201, -105.91375
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lone Eagle, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ballroom Black, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ashy Larry, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cheese-It, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tron, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Silky Johnson, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wade's World, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Two Stroke, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Out of Gas, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Fraser to Granby Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading SE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Two Stroke, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wade's World, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moga's Mile, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tron, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ashy Larry, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cheese-It, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Lone Eagle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive 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 2.9 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Fraser to Granby Trail Trailhead
- Chamonix Street–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Fraser to Granby Trail–Lone Eagle Loop (Lower) Loop, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 706 ft
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