AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 55 min

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It is mostly level, with 152 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,481 – 8,603 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05524, -105.45692
Nearest town Sunset, CO
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Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 152 ft · 55 min

Elevation 8,482–8,601 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.05524, -105.45692

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 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-4-km-4d28

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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