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Missouri Gulch Trail & North Fork Swan Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Missouri Gulch Trail & North Fork Swan Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,189 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,774 – 11,106 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road 39.51319, -105.94704
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Missouri Gulch Trail & North Fork Swan Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

12.1 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 9,773–11,105 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Fork Swan Road · 39.51319, -105.94704

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 44° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading E.
  3. 2.5 miSharp right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading S.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Missouri Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miReach North Fork Swan Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading N.
  11. 1.7 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading N.
  13. 2.5 miContinue straight onto North Fork Swan Road, heading E.
  14. 0.7 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/missouri-gulch-trail-north-fork-swan-road-out-back

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F44°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 73°48° 21%
Sun 71°48° 35%
Mon 66°49° 42%
Tue 70°45° 25%
Wed 73°48° 43%
Thu 74°48° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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