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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

5 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 5-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 529 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,935 – 10,227 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

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

5 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 9,934–10,226 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail · 39.43250, -105.85158

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 12% · wind 7 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. 1.8 miTurn right onto Deadman Road, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading N.
  6. 1.8 miBear left onto West Jefferson Trail, heading NW.
  7. 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-8-km-a2a6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip12%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 71°52°
Sun 73°52° 31%
Mon 68°49° 41%
Tue 69°45° 28%
Wed 70°47° 47%
Thu 73°46° 47%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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