56th Avenue Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

56th Avenue Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Magnolia, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,325 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77790, -104.84737
Nearest town Magnolia, CO

Directions

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56th Avenue Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 5,281–5,326 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77790, -104.84737

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 45th Ave stop 90 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miReach 56th Avenue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

32% paved68% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 93°63° 29%
Mon 91°74° 29%
Tue 88°68° 25%
Wed 89°66° 31%
Thu 92°67° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 45th Ave stop 90 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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