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Traci's Trail–Tron, 3 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Traci's Trail–Tron, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 1,460 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,478 – 9,128 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B-16 39.98689, -105.95429
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Traci's Trail–Tron, 3 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,460 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 8,477–9,126 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B-16 · 39.98689, -105.95429

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 53° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Lynch, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Old Lynch, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wild Turkey, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Outback, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunset, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Sunset, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.9 miBear right onto Traci's Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miBear left onto Vista Ridge, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading E.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Moga's Mile, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right onto Tron, heading N.
  19. 350 ftReach Wild Turkey, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 300 ftSharp left onto Moga's Mile, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Silky Johnson, heading N.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Traci's Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading S.
  27. 1.9 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miBear left onto Sunset, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading S.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Connector 3, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Outback, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wild Turkey, heading SW.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Lynch, heading SW.
  38. 0.5 miBear right onto Lynch, heading SW.
  39. 200 ftArrive 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/tracis-trail-out-back

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F53°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 76°54°
Mon 69°49° 16%
Tue 76°44° 16%
Wed 77°47° 30%
Thu 74°46° 30%
Fri 76°44° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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