Colorado Trail (Segment 6)
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,390 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)
11.5 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 9,898–10,517 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.50092, -105.94864
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 46° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto North Fork Swan Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto North Swan Road, heading NE.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto North Fork Swan Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SW.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 4.8 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Middle Fork Of The Swan Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- American Gulch Road & Georgia Gulch Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft
- Middle Fork Of The Swan Road 6.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Middle Fork Of The Swan Road 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 8.6 mi · ▲ 866 ft
- Swandyke Road via Middle Fork Of The Swan Road 11 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft
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