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Minnie Mine Trail & Side Door Trail via Lincoln Park Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Minnie Mine Trail & Side Door Trail via Lincoln Park Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,303 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,978 – 10,834 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Minnie Mine Trail & Side Door Trail via Lincoln Park Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 9,979–10,835 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road · 39.48731, -105.98080

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lincoln Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Side Door Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto X10U8 Trail, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach Side Door Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto X10U8 Trail, heading E.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minnie Mine Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftSharp right onto Side Door Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right onto Governor King Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 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/minnie-mine-trail-out-back

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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