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2.8 miles
Distance
959 ft
Climb
-32 ft
Descent
01:14:04
Avg time
926 ft
Altitude change
10,502 ft
Altitude min
11,432 ft
Altitude max
10,502 ft
Altitude start
11,427 ft
Altitude end
6.2%
Grade
-7.9%
Grade max
60.1%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1,398 ft
Distance down
830 ft
Distance flat
01:14:04
Avg time
Mitchell Lake Details
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Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaIndian Peaks Wilderness
Nederland, Colorado -
Ref Number#912
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Hiking [+]
- 100 in Trail Running
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilitySometimes hard to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerUSFS - Boulder Ranger District
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Mitchell Lake is ranked #12 for hiking in Colorado. It is a 3 mile blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Nederland Colorado. Riders describe it as faint trail. Highlights include a lake. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. Trail visibility is sometimes hard to follow. On average it takes 1 hour14 minutes to complete this trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- 24 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
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(40.083300, -105.581680)
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6 miles • 989 ft • 2 • Out & Back •
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