Sawmill Reservoir–Burro Trail, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Sawmill Reservoir–Burro Trail, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route reaches Sawmill Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 2,128 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,840 – 11,405 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead 39.42868, -106.06955
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Sawmill Reservoir–Burro Trail, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 9,841–11,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mayflower Lakes Trailhead · 39.42868, -106.06955
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Burro Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Wanderer, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Peak Nine Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Sawmill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wanderer, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Burro Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Wheeler Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt2% grass3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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