Idlewild Campground
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Campground · 4.3 mi from the trail
Colorado · Cross-country skiing · Near Idaho Springs
Sawmill Loop
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.3 mi
- distance
- 131 ft
- climb
- 8,706 ft
- high point
- Moderate
- difficulty
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Sawmill Loop is a 1.3-mile cross-country ski route in Colorado, about 2.6 miles from the town of Maryvale. The trail rises from 8,653 feet to 8,706 feet, with a total elevation gain of 131 feet, and it is rated moderate. The climb is steepest at about 0.48 miles in, where the grade reaches 15 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Fraser weather station show January highs around 31°F with lows near -1°F, while June runs about 72°F by day and 33°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the loop, so temperatures on the trail run slightly cooler. Hartshorn and Ute Camp, both cross-country ski areas, lie within a quarter mile of the loop. For paddling, Ranch Creek is about a mile away and the Fraser River about 2.8 miles. Idlewild Campground, roughly 4.3 miles off, offers a place to stay.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Sawmill Loop
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / -1°
11 wet
Feb
34° / 2°
10 wet
Mar
43° / 11°
9 wet
Apr
51° / 20°
8 wet
May
62° / 27°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 33°
6 wet
Jul
77° / 38°
9 wet
Aug
74° / 37°
10 wet
Sep
68° / 29°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 21°
7 wet
Nov
41° / 10°
8 wet
Dec
31° / -1°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fraser, CO, 3.2 mi away at 8,560 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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