Overlook–Georgia Pass, 5 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Overlook–Georgia Pass, 5 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route passes Georgia Pass before reaching Overlook at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,892 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Overlook–Georgia Pass, 5 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,892 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 10,043–11,913 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: American Gulch Road · 39.49464, -105.94830
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 42° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Fork Swan Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miBear right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Glacier Ridge Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Georgia Pass.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Glacier Ridge Overlook Road, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left onto Glacier Ridge Road, heading N.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto South Fork Swan Trail, heading NW.
- 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 4.7 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from American Gulch Road Trailhead
- Georgia Gulch Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 964 ft
- South Fork Swan Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 785 ft
- Farncomb Hill–American Gulch Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft
- Missouri Gulch Trail & South Fork Swan Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Mineral Hill & Georgia Gulch Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft
- Mountain Guyot Loop East Road & South Fork Swan Trail 8 mi · ▲ 1,675 ft
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