Colorado · Hiking

Dyer Connection

3.5 mi
round trip
555 ft
climb
9,228 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Dyer Connection open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Dyer Connection, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Dyer Connection is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 3.5 miles in the Paonia Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in western Colorado. The trail rises from a low point of about 8,547 feet to a high of about 9,228 feet, making an elevation gain of 555 feet one way. The route has a natural surface, and horses and bikes are both allowed. The Forest Service manages the land. The trip is best planned between June and October, when the weather is most comfortable. A nearby weather station at Montrose, about 12 miles away, shows typical July highs near 78°F and lows around 53°F, and the trail sits a few hundred feet higher than that station, so expect it to run slightly cooler. The Mendicant Ridge hike starts right next to Dyer Connection, within about a tenth of a mile, and Dyer Creek and West Dyer are both about 2 miles off. For an overnight stay, Iron Creek Campground is roughly 9 miles away.

Local outfitters

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