AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sunset 2

2.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 54 min

Sunset 2 is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,596 – 8,727 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

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

2.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 54 min

Elevation 8,596–8,729 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. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset 2, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach Sunset 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 3, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset 2, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  9. 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-4-km-7737

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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