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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,292 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,840 – 11,106 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Fork Of The Swan Road 39.50650, -105.94641
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,292 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 9,839–11,105 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middle Fork Of The Swan Road · 39.50650, -105.94641

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
  4. 2.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NE.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading NW.
  8. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/colorado-trail-segment-6-out-back-13-km-359f

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~124 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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