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East Sand Hills Trail

Trail13 km · 8 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Mendenhall Trail 2.9 mi · 4.7 kmExplore Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

  1. J-2°-13°25
  2. F-1°-12°26
  3. M3°-9°38
  4. A7°-6°48
  5. M13°-1°55
  6. J19°3°47
  7. J23°7°50
  8. A22°6°45
  9. S17°3°44
  10. O10°-3°36
  11. N2°-10°33
  12. D-2°-14°30

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Colorado, United States of America, is about 13 km (8 mi) long. It lies about 16 km east of Walden. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Jun–Sep.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
13 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Nearest town
16 km E of Walden (Jackson County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.8032, -106.1134
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Mendenhall Trail

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest

Ute Pass Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest

Shipman Park

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Grace Creek

4.2 mi · 6.7 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Mcintyre

5.2 mi · 8.3 km · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests

Medicine Bow

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest

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