Nixon Park Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road via Pole Hill Road
13 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Nixon Park Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road via Pole Hill Road is a 13-mile out-and-back near Glen Comfort, CO. It climbs 2,881 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,491 – 8,964 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39712, -105.40020
Nearest town Glen Comfort, CO
Directions
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Nixon Park Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road via Pole Hill Road
13 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft · 5 hr 46 min
Elevation 7,491–8,965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39712, -105.40020
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 81°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading S.
- 3.5 miSharp left onto Pole Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Nixon Park Road, heading SE.
- 2.2 miReach Sugarloaf Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Pole Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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.
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 81°F59°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
78°54°
22%
Mon
80°59°
17%
Tue
81°53°
24%
Wed
83°55°
32%
Thu
75°58°
30%
Fri
84°53°
25%
More from this trailhead
- Sugarloaf Mountain 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,711 ft
- The Notch–Solitude Creek Road, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,492 ft
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