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Middle Fork Of The Swan Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Middle Fork Of The Swan Road is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,253 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,905 – 11,126 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50092, -105.94864
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Middle Fork Of The Swan Road

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 9,904–11,125 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.50092, -105.94864

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SE.
  5. 3.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 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/middle-fork-of-the-swan-road-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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