Overlook–Glacier Ridge Road, 3 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,447 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Overlook–Glacier Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Overlook at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,447 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,774 – 11,913 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Overlook–Glacier Ridge Road, 3 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,447 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Elevation 9,773–11,913 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 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Glacier Ridge Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 2 miSharp left onto Glacier Ridge Overlook Road, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftSharp right onto Glacier Ridge Road, heading N.
  10. 2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SW.
  13. 2.5 miContinue straight onto North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  14. 0.7 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

56% dirt44% 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 6.4 mi in (~216 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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