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Sapphire Peak–Groovey Uvi Trail, 6 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Sapphire Peak–Groovey Uvi Trail, 6 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Dillon, CO. The route reaches Sapphire Peak. It climbs 860 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,269 – 9,508 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dillon Reservoir Recpath 39.58891, -106.04414
Nearest town Dillon, CO
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Sapphire Peak–Groovey Uvi Trail, 6 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 860 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 9,269–9,507 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dillon Reservoir Recpath · 39.58891, -106.04414

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Sapphire Point Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Sapphire Peak.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto North Swan Road, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Groovy Uvi, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Groovey Uvi Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Soda Creek Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftSharp right onto Soda Creek, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Soda Creek Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left onto Hay Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftReach Sapphire Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Soda Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Soda Creek, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miSharp left onto Soda Creek Trail, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left onto Groovey Uvi Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Groovy Uvi, heading N.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miBear right onto North Swan Road, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftTurn left onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NW.
  23. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sapphire Point Trail, heading N.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading N.
  25. 50 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/sapphire-peak-groovey-uvi-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt24% paved1% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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