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Mesa Cortina Trail

3 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Mesa Cortina Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,754 – 9,403 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.63271, -106.07807
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO
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Mesa Cortina Trail

3 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 8,753–9,403 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.63271, -106.07807

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Silverthorne Transfer Station stop 285 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1 miSharp left onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftArrive 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/mesa-cortina-trail-out-back-5-km-aa55

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Silverthorne Transfer Station stop 285 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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