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Niwot Cutoff Trail
Nederland, Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.6 mi
Distance
440 ft
Gain
17 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 440 ft
- Elevation loss
- 440 ft
- Highest point
- 10,582 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,379 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Niwot Cutoff Trail is a 1.22-mile out-and-back route in Colorado with 440 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 10,582 feet.
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