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Sawmill Trail

Trail3.1 km · 1.9 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Hornbek Wildlife Loop 0.7 mi · 1.1 kmExplore Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 15–23 °C (59–73 °F)

  1. J0°-14°11
  2. F2°-13°11
  3. M5°-9°30
  4. A9°-5°32
  5. M15°1°43
  6. J20°6°47
  7. J23°9°74
  8. A21°8°84
  9. S18°5°34
  10. O13°-1°23
  11. N5°-7°14
  12. D0°-13°12

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
3.1 km · 1.9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
21 km NW of Cripple Creek (Teller County, Colorado) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Colorado
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.9117, -105.2900
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

Hornbek Wildlife Loop

0.7 mi · 1.1 km · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Boulder Creek Trail

0.8 mi · 1.2 km · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Twin Rocks Trail

1.2 mi · 1.9 km · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Blue Moutain

3.9 mi · 6.2 km · Pike and San Isabel National Forests

Black Bear Trail

4.5 mi · 7.3 km · Colorado

Hay Creek Trail

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Colorado

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