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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

8.8 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 885 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,840 – 10,233 ft8.8 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)

8.8 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 9,839–10,232 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. 1.9 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
  3. 2.5 miSharp right onto North Fork Swan Road, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  6. 2.5 miSharp right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SW.
  7. 1.9 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-14-km-e39a

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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