Extension Mill Road–Minnie Mine Trail, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 484 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi10,046 – 10,309 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reiling Dredge 39.48502, -105.99637
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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Extension Mill Road–Minnie Mine Trail, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 484 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 10,045–10,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Reiling Dredge · 39.48502, -105.99637
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Reiling Dredge, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Extension Mill Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach X10U8 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Prospect Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto X10U8 Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F48°
Feels like48°Precip13%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity38%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
73°49°
16%
Mon
66°45°
38%
Tue
72°43°
35%
Wed
73°46°
44%
Thu
67°46°
39%
Fri
70°43°
30%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Reiling Dredge Trailhead
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