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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Derby Lateral Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Derby Lateral Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Chambers Road Trail & Derby Lateral Trail via 56th Avenue Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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