56th Avenue Trail & Derby Lateral Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

56th Avenue Trail & Derby Lateral Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Montbello, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,328 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79592, -104.80306
Nearest town Montbello, CO

Directions

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56th Avenue Trail & Derby Lateral Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,281–5,327 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.79592, -104.80306

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miReach Derby Lateral Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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