Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,307 – 8,609 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05197, -105.45564
Nearest town Sunset, CO

Directions

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Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 8,308–8,609 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.05197, -105.45564

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Alt Park, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Switzerland Trail, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Alt Park, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

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