Silver Cliff–Tin Cup, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 2,123 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Silver Cliff–Tin Cup, 6 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Lindo Park near Twin Forks, CO. The route passes Tin Cup before reaching Silver Cliff at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,123 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Silver Cliff–Tin Cup, 6 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 2,123 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,850–7,778 ft
Out & Back · Mount Lindo Park
Trailhead: 39.60324, -105.22256
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 63° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 84 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fence Line Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Millennium Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Tin Cup.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Summit View Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Silver Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Summit View Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Millennium Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Itchy Elbow Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fence Line Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Weaver Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 84 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cody's Loop Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 969 ft
- Tin Cup–Black Bear Trail, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,578 ft
- Cody's Loop Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft
- Bald Face Trail–Black Bear Trail, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft
- Rattlesnake Run & Weaver Gulch Trail via Cody's Loop Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft
- Corona Rim Trail–Two Fawn Cove Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft
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