AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Western Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min

Great Western Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Bruce, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,800 – 4,830 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50073, -104.86017
Nearest town Bruce, CO
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Great Western Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min

Elevation 4,799–4,831 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.50073, -104.86017

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftSharp left onto Great Western Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftArrive 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-9456

Trail surface

77% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F57°
Feels like81°Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 95°65° 37%
Mon 93°67° 37%
Tue 89°61° 16%
Wed 91°59° 25%
Thu 97°59° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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