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Swandyke Road via Middle Fork Of The Swan Road

11 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Swandyke Road via Middle Fork Of The Swan Road is an 11-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,159 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,905 – 12,015 ft · steepest grade: 31%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.50092, -105.94864
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Swandyke Road via Middle Fork Of The Swan Road

11 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 9,904–12,016 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.50092, -105.94864

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading SE.
  5. 3.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Swandyke Road, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miReach Swandyke Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Of The Swan Road, heading S.
  9. 3.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fork Swan Road, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 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/swandyke-road-out-back

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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