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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

2.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 46 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,174 – 9,259 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53020, -106.02843
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

2.1 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 46 min

Elevation 9,174–9,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.53020, -106.02843

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Swan's Nest, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Vomit, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Swan's Nest, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 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-3-km-692b

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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