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Mineral Hill–Back Door Trail, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Mineral Hill–Back Door Trail, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Mineral Hill at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 898 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,046 – 10,886 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Reiling Dredge 39.48502, -105.99637
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Mineral Hill–Back Door Trail, 5 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 10,045–10,887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Reiling Dredge · 39.48502, -105.99637

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Reiling Dredge, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading W.
  4. 100 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Screen Door Trail, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftBear right onto Back Door Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miReach Mineral Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Door Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear left onto Screen Door Trail, heading W.
  17. 450 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto X10U8 Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mineral-hill-back-door-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 72°49° 21%
Sun 73°49° 31%
Mon 64°48° 42%
Tue 69°43° 23%
Wed 73°46° 42%
Thu 73°47° 45%

Good to know

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