Sawmill Gulch Cutoff–Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,332 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Sawmill Gulch Cutoff–Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It climbs 1,332 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,717 – 8,997 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 40.03704, -105.46730
Nearest town Sunset, CO
Directions
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Sawmill Gulch Cutoff–Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, 3 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,332 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 7,716–8,998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road · 40.03704, -105.46730
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 81°F / low 57° · precip 15% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Todd Gulch, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Sawmill Gulch Cutoff, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Todd Gulch, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 81°F57°
Precip15%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
78°56°
16%
Sun
80°58°
50%
Mon
77°58°
45%
Tue
79°54°
32%
Wed
77°55°
37%
Thu
81°58°
40%
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