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Colorado

Picket Pin Switchbacks Trail

0.4 mi

Distance

351 ft

Gain

11 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside White River National Forest

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  • No access route mapped

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Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.4 mi
Elevation gain
351 ft
Elevation loss
351 ft
Highest point
10,644 ft
Lowest point
10,361 ft
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About this trail

Picket Pin Switchbacks Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Colorado covering 0.88 miles with 351 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 10,644 feet.

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