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Arapaho National Forest

Saxon Summit Road via Lamartine Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,769 ft · 6 hr 29 min

Saxon Summit Road via Lamartine Road is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Lawson, CO. It climbs 3,769 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,150 – 11,454 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver City Road 39.76304, -105.63161
Nearest town Lawson, CO
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Saxon Summit Road via Lamartine Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,769 ft · 6 hr 29 min

Elevation 8,149–11,453 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. 0.7 miSharp left onto Saxon Summit Road, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miReach Saxon Summit Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right onto Lamartine Road, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Silver City Road, heading NE.
  8. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Service Road, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Silver City Road, heading SE.
  11. 500 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-summit-road-out-back

Trail surface

63% dirt37% 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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