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South Fork Swan Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr

South Fork Swan Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 785 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,043 – 10,847 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: American Gulch Road 39.49464, -105.94830
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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South Fork Swan Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 785 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 10,043–10,846 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: American Gulch Road · 39.49464, -105.94830

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 72°F / low 42° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South Fork Swan Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2 miBear right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading S.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miReach South Fork Swan Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto South Fork Swan Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2 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/south-fork-swan-trail-out-back

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F42°
Precip14%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 71°47° 20%
Sun 75°49° 33%
Mon 65°48° 42%
Tue 69°44° 25%
Wed 72°47° 43%
Thu 73°47° 46%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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