Mountain Guyot Loop East Road & North Fork Swan Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,844 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Mountain Guyot Loop East Road & North Fork Swan Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,844 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,774 – 11,421 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road 39.51319, -105.94704
Nearest town Lincoln, CO

Directions

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Mountain Guyot Loop East Road & North Fork Swan Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,844 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Elevation 9,773–11,421 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road · 39.51319, -105.94704

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  3. 2.5 miSharp right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Mountain Guyot Loop East Road, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach North Fork Swan Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miBear right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 1.3 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
  18. 1.7 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading W.
  20. 2.5 miContinue straight onto North Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F44°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°48° 21%
Sun 71°48° 35%
Mon 66°49° 42%
Tue 70°45° 25%
Wed 73°48° 43%
Thu 74°48° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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