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Knob Hill Overlook & Knob Hill (Cliffhanger 2.0) via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Knob Hill Overlook & Knob Hill (Cliffhanger 2.0) via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. The route reaches Knob Hill Overlook at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 432 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,481 – 8,895 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05524, -105.45692
Nearest town Sunset, CO
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Knob Hill Overlook & Knob Hill (Cliffhanger 2.0) via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 8,482–8,894 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.05524, -105.45692

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Knob Hill (Cliffhanger 2.0), heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miReach Knob Hill Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 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/knob-hill-overlook-knob-hill-cliffhanger-2-0-out-back-5-km-1f5f

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 74°51° 35%
Mon 75°54° 29%
Tue 77°52° 34%
Wed 79°54° 36%
Thu 78°53° 32%
Fri 77°51° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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