AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset 2

1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min

Sunset 2 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,596 – 8,675 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail 40.00598, -105.91804
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Sunset 2

1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min

Elevation 8,596–8,676 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fraser to Granby Trail · 40.00598, -105.91804

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  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. 50 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 W.
  10. 100 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. 0.1 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-893c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Snow Mountain Ranch - YMCA - Northbound stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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