Seven Utes Trail & Silver Creek Access Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 4,047 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Seven Utes Trail & Silver Creek Access Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 4,047 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Seven Utes Trail & Silver Creek Access Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 4,047 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 9,605–11,427 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: County Road 62 · 40.48999, -105.90326
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 69°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on County Road 62, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 3.8 miSharp left onto Seven Utes Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Silver Creek Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Seven Utes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Seven Utes Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 3.8 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto County Road 62, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from County Road 62 Trailhead
- Lake Agnes–Lake Agnes Viewpoint Loop, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Michigan Ditch Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- County Road 62 via Michigan Ditch Trail 4 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Crags Basin via Michigan Ditch Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 596 ft
- County Road 62 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft
- American Lakes Viewpoint via Michigan Ditch Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 898 ft
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