AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road & Todd Gulch Loop

5.9 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road & Todd Gulch Loop is a 5.9-mile loop near Sunset, CO. It climbs 851 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,717 – 8,609 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 40.05396, -105.45565
Nearest town Sunset, CO
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Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road & Todd Gulch Loop

5.9 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 7,716–8,609 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road · 40.05396, -105.45565

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Todd Gulch, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miReach Todd Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Alt Park, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miThe loop closes 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/switzerland-trail-colorado-and-north-western-rail-road-loop

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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