AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset 2

2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min

Sunset 2 is a 2-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,586 – 8,675 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.00341, -105.91454
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Sunset 2

2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min

Elevation 8,588–8,676 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.00341, -105.91454

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 50° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Southbound stop 329 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Sunset, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Connector 3, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunset, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Sunset, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miArrive 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/sunset-2-out-back-3-km-62dc

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F50°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 77°52°
Mon 71°51° 16%
Tue 77°46° 16%
Wed 79°48° 31%
Thu 75°48° 30%
Fri 77°45° 26%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Southbound stop 329 m from the trailhead

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