AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 43 min

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,439 – 8,609 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.1 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

1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 43 min

Elevation 8,438–8,609 ft

Out & Back

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

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 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/switzerland-trail-colorado-and-north-western-rail-road-out-back-3-km-a670

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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