Signal Mountain–Bulwark Ridge Trail, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,711 ft · 7 hr 35 min
Signal Mountain–Bulwark Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Glen Haven, CO. The route reaches Signal Mountain. It climbs 4,711 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Signal Mountain–Bulwark Ridge Trail, 5 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,711 ft · 7 hr 35 min
Elevation 7,840–11,260 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Bulwark Ridge Trail · 40.47786, -105.46658
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 54° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Bulwark Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Indian Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Bulwark Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Signal Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Signal Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Donner Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Danner Pass Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Miller Fork Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Indian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Bulwark Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~261 min). Leave by 2:50 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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