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Arapaho National Forest

Saxon Mountain Road

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,073 ft · 7 hr 4 min

Saxon Mountain Road is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Lawson, CO. It climbs 4,073 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,150 – 11,093 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver City Road 39.76304, -105.63161
Nearest town Lawson, CO
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Saxon Mountain Road

15.1 mi · ▲ 4,073 ft · 7 hr 4 min

Elevation 8,149–11,094 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Silver City Road · 39.76304, -105.63161

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Silver City Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  3. 4.6 miSharp right onto Lamartine Road, heading SE.
  4. 2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tt'S Revenge Road, heading NE.
  7. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lamartine Road, heading E.
  12. 1.9 miSharp left onto Silver City Road, heading NE.
  13. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Silver City Road, heading SE.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saxon-mountain-road-out-back

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 79°F60°
Precip12%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 75°59° 43%
Mon 77°55° 46%
Tue 79°53° 49%
Wed 80°55° 45%
Thu 75°55° 38%
Fri 78°52° 32%

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