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Red Pig Trail–Turks, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Red Pig Trail–Turks, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 753 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,994 – 10,368 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite 39.48641, -105.98019
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Red Pig Trail–Turks, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 753 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 9,994–10,367 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite · 39.48641, -105.98019

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on French Gulch Road, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Turks, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miSharp left onto Turks, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto B&B Mine Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto V3 Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Country Boy Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Barney Ford Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miBear right onto Red Pig Trail, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftReach Upper Turks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Barney Ford Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Country Boy Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto V3 Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto B&B Mine Trail, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Turks, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miSharp right onto Upper Turks, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Sally Barber Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading E.
  19. 200 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/red-pig-trail-turks-out-back-4-sights-via-turks

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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