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Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

5.8 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. It climbs 648 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,180 – 9,781 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

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

5.8 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 9,179–9,781 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. 2.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miBear left onto Swan's Nest, heading S.
  6. 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-9-km-f639

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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