AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tiger Oil Sunset Point & Tiger Oil Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Tiger Oil Sunset Point & Tiger Oil Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. The route reaches Tiger Oil Sunset Point. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,597 – 9,902 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tiger Oil Road 40.16141, -106.15439
Nearest town Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
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Tiger Oil Sunset Point & Tiger Oil Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 9,597–9,902 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tiger Oil Road · 40.16141, -106.15439

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start on Tiger Oil Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Tiger Oil Sunset Point.
  3. 2.3 miReach Tiger Oil Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 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/tiger-oil-sunset-point-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 70°50°
Sun 75°51°
Mon 66°47°
Tue 73°40°
Wed 75°43° 20%
Thu 74°43° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.

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