AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pole Hill Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road

12 mi · ▲ 2,779 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Pole Hill Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road is a 12-mile out-and-back near Glen Comfort, CO. It climbs 2,779 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,510 – 8,964 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sugarloaf Mountain Road 40.39868, -105.40605
Nearest town Glen Comfort, CO
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Pole Hill Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road

12 mi · ▲ 2,779 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 7,510–8,965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sugarloaf Mountain Road · 40.39868, -105.40605

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 14% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading S.
  2. 3.9 miBear right onto Pole Hill Road, heading W.
  3. 2.1 miReach Sugarloaf Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miBear left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading E.
  6. 3.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miArrive 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/pole-hill-road-sugarloaf-mountain-road-out-back-19-km-ae61

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F55°
Precip14%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 81°61°
Sun 79°54° 22%
Mon 80°59° 17%
Tue 79°55° 24%
Wed 78°53° 32%
Thu 85°57° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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