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Red Shin Hiking Trail

Trail6.8 km · 4.2 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Big Loop Trail 26 mi · 42 kmExplore Colorado →

Colorado, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J8°-5°8
  2. F11°-4°10
  3. M16°1°19
  4. A21°6°29
  5. M26°11°51
  6. J31°17°49
  7. J34°20°63
  8. A32°19°54
  9. S29°14°29
  10. O22°8°24
  11. N14°1°11
  12. D8°-4°10

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.

Trail facts

Length
6.8 km · 4.2 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Nearest town
23 km E of Las Animas (Bent County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.0806, -102.9534
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.

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distance from the trail centre

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Picket Wire Canyonlands

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Sfnht Alt. Route D

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Sheep Canyon Cutoff

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