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Little French Flume

On Farncomb Hill, Central Front Range

Trail4.5 km · 2.8 miBest Jul–Aug

Next nearby hike: Colorado 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Farncomb Hill →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jul–Aug · highs 16–17 °C (61–63 °F)

  1. J-6°-18°47
  2. F-5°-18°50
  3. M-2°-14°76
  4. A2°-11°87
  5. M7°-6°77
  6. J13°-1°61
  7. J17°2°104
  8. A16°2°110
  9. S12°-2°67
  10. O5°-8°57
  11. N-2°-16°56
  12. D-6°-19°53

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

About 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long, Little French Flume is a trail in White River National Forest, Colorado, United States of America. It is on Farncomb Hill in the Central Front Range. It lies about 8.0 km east of Breckenridge.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
4.5 km · 2.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Mountain
Farncomb Hill (mountain, 3,460 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Central Front Range (Front Range › Southern Rocky Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
8.0 km E of Breckenridge (Summit County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
White River National Forest
Best months
Jul–Aug
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
39.4680, -105.9465
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

Colorado

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · White River National Forest

Great Flume

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · White River National Forest

South Fork Swan

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · White River National Forest

Missouri Gulch

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · White River National Forest

French Gulch

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

French Pass

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

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