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Bamse & Outback via Sunset 2

4.7 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Bamse & Outback via Sunset 2 is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 327 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,596 – 8,816 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.00598, -105.91804
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Bamse & Outback via Sunset 2

4.7 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 8,596–8,817 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.00598, -105.91804

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Sunset, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Connector 3, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Outback, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Core Trail, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Bamse, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach Outback, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Core Trail, heading W.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Outback, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sunset, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Sunset, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftArrive 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/outback-out-back-7-km-cd90

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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