Lookout Mountain–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 4,303 ft · 7 hr 19 min

Lookout Mountain–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 4,303 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,429 – 10,621 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Texas Cut 40.57947, -105.49043
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO

Directions

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Lookout Mountain–Greer Road Spur C1, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 4,303 ft · 7 hr 19 min

Elevation 8,429–10,621 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Texas Cut · 40.57947, -105.49043

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Texas Cut, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miBear left onto Greer Spur B, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftSharp right onto Greer Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading S.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading S.
  8. 3 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Summit Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading S.
  11. 3 miTurn right onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading NW.
  12. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Greer Road, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miSharp left onto Greer Spur B, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftBear right onto Texas Cut, heading E.
  16. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F52°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 78°57°
Sun 73°53° 37%
Mon 74°57° 23%
Tue 76°52° 23%
Wed 74°51° 33%
Thu 81°56° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~276 min). Leave by 2:35 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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