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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

11 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is an 11-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 1,701 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,833 – 10,867 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail 39.43250, -105.85158
Nearest town Jefferson, CO
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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

11 mi · ▲ 1,701 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 9,833–10,866 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail · 39.43250, -105.85158

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Jefferson Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SE.
  3. 3.4 miTurn left onto Wahl Road, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Guernsey Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Wahl Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
  8. 3.4 miBear left onto West Jefferson Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 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-18-km-256e

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°52°
Sun 71°52° 22%
Mon 68°49° 39%
Tue 70°45° 42%
Wed 70°47° 48%
Thu 73°47° 40%

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