Signal Mountain–Donner Pass Trail, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 3,349 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Signal Mountain–Donner Pass Trail, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Signal Mountain at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 3,349 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Signal Mountain–Donner Pass Trail, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 3,349 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 8,232–11,260 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Donner Pass Trail · 40.58111, -105.46999
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Donner Pass Trail, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Greer Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading S.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Signal Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Signal Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Greer Road Spur C1, heading N.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Greer Road, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Donner Pass Trail, heading E.
- 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 5.1 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Donner Pass Trail Trailhead
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