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Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Aspen Meadows, CO. The route reaches Gross Reservoir. It climbs 1,113 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,333 – 7,881 ft · steepest grade: 43%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.96520, -105.39517
Nearest town Aspen Meadows, CO
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Gross Reservoir & Forsythe Canyon Trail via Winiger Ridge Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 7,335–7,880 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.96520, -105.39517

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Forsythe Canyon Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Gross Reservoir.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Winiger Ridge Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Gross Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forsythe Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left onto Forsythe Spurs Road, heading N.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 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/gross-reservoir-forsythe-canyon-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 77°54° 30%
Mon 81°58° 39%
Tue 78°54° 32%
Wed 81°54° 37%
Thu 83°57° 32%
Fri 82°54° 26%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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