The Notch–Solitude Creek Road, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,492 ft · 4 hr 39 min
The Notch–Solitude Creek Road, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Glen Comfort, CO. The route reaches The Notch at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,492 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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The Notch–Solitude Creek Road, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,492 ft · 4 hr 39 min
Elevation 7,491–8,965 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39712, -105.40020
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading S.
- 3.5 miBear right onto Pole Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Solitude Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach The Notch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pole Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading E.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Sugarloaf Mountain 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,711 ft
- Nixon Park Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road via Pole Hill Road 13 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft
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