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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Alt Park, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Switzerland Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Alt Park, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 2 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 401 ft
- Mount Alt Park via Switzerland Trail Colorado and North Western Rail Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- North Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 445 ft
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