AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Western Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Great Western Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Hurrich, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,856 – 4,889 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.52706, -104.81179
Nearest town Hurrich, CO
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Great Western Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Elevation 4,858–4,887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.52706, -104.81179

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 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/great-western-trail-out-back-4-km-3ad2

Trail surface

79% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F57°
Feels like81°Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 94°66° 39%
Mon 92°68° 39%
Tue 88°60° 16%
Wed 90°58° 26%
Thu 96°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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