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Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Sawmill Reservoir–Hang Ten, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Sawmill Reservoir–Hang Ten, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Sawmill Reservoir. It climbs 1,770 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,594 – 10,575 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lowest 4 O'Clock 39.48116, -106.04854
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Sawmill Reservoir–Hang Ten, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 9,594–10,575 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Lowest 4 O'Clock · 39.48116, -106.04854

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 42° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Four O'Clock Run stop 22 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lowest 4 O'Clock, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower 4 O'Clock, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miPass Sawmill Reservoir.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Swinger Exit, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Swinger, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dwights, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Game Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Boec Road, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
  19. 200 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hang Ten, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miReach Sawmill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Morning Glory, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
  32. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Boec Road, heading W.
  35. 150 ftTurn right onto Game Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 0.4 miBear left onto Dwights, heading W.
  38. 450 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swinger, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Swinger Exit, heading S.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SE.
  44. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  45. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower 4 O'Clock, heading SE.
  46. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  47. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lowest 4 O'Clock, heading NE.
  48. 0.2 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/sawmill-reservoir-hang-ten-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

51% dirt30% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F42°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 74°48° 19%
Sun 78°50° 31%
Mon 66°49° 41%
Tue 71°45° 21%
Wed 75°47° 41%
Thu 75°49° 45%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Four O'Clock Run stop 22 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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