AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Alt Park via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Mount Alt Park via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It climbs 355 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,435 – 8,609 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 40.05396, -105.45565
Nearest town Sunset, CO
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Mount Alt Park via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 8,434–8,609 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road · 40.05396, -105.45565

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Alt Park, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach Mount Alt Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 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/mount-alt-park-out-back-5-km-1843

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F59°
Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 74°51° 35%
Mon 75°54° 29%
Tue 77°52° 34%
Wed 79°54° 36%
Thu 78°53° 32%
Fri 77°51° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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