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Swan's Nest via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

13 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Swan's Nest via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is a 13-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,869 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi9,180 – 10,142 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.53863, -105.97067
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Swan's Nest via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

13 mi · ▲ 1,869 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 9,179–10,143 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.53863, -105.97067

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading W.
  3. 5.5 miBear left onto Swan's Nest, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Swan's Nest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading NW.
  6. 5.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 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/swans-nest-out-back-21-km-1e39

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

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