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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach 56th Avenue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 45th Ave stop 90 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 56th Avenue Trail–Potomac Street, 3 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Parkfield Lake–56th Avenue Trail, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- 56th Avenue Trail & Chambers Road Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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