Sawmill Reservoir–Burro Trail, 9 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. The route reaches Sawmill Reservoir. It climbs 3,073 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,708 – 11,405 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail 39.43701, -106.05068
Nearest town Blue River, CO
Directions
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Sawmill Reservoir–Burro Trail, 9 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,073 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 9,708–11,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Spruce Creek Trail · 39.43701, -106.05068
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 40° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spruce Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crystal Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crystal Lake Road, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Burro Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Wanderer, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Peak Nine Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chihuahua Gulch Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Sawmill Reservoir.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lower Peerless, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Sawmill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Lower Peerless, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Chihuahua Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Peak Nine Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Wanderer, heading E.
- 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 SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Spruce Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 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
92% dirt6% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F40°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
70°45°
20%
Sun
73°47°
25%
Mon
64°48°
41%
Tue
67°43°
22%
Wed
69°46°
42%
Thu
71°47°
45%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rustic Terrace stop 596 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mayflower Lakes–Mohawk Lake, 3 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft
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- Lower McCullough Gulch Road–Spruce Creek Trail, 3 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,265 ft
- Burro Trail–Crystal Lake Road, 5 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,346 ft
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