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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

16 mi · ▲ 2,959 ft · 6 hr 49 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 16-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,959 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,945 – 11,175 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53863, -105.97067
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

16 mi · ▲ 2,959 ft · 6 hr 49 min

Elevation 9,945–11,175 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.53863, -105.97067

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  3. 6.5 miBear left onto North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto North Swan Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto North Fork Swan Road, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading W.
  8. 6.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftArrive 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-26-km-9224

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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