Switzerland Trail

Switzerland Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Switzerland Trail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Switzerland Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.06778, -105.50897. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Switzerland Trail

• Peak to Peak Scenic Byway · viewpoint · Boulder · ~3 km · Must-see
• Stapp Lakes · lake · Boulder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Boulder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Audubon · viewpoint · Boulder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Toll · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shoshoni Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Paiute Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Little Church in the Pines · church · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Arikaree Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Isabelle Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Apache Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Pass · viewpoint · Boulder · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fair Glacier · viewpoint · Grand · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Arapaho Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~16 km · Must-see
• Arapaho Glacier · viewpoint · Boulder · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Switzerland Trail

Other forts & heritage near Switzerland Trail

• LoDaisKa site · fort · Jefferson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Civil War Monument · fort · Denver · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bradford House II · fort · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Collins Colorado Temple · fort · Larimer · ~77 km · Must-see
• Ames Monument · fort · Albany · ~148 km · Must-see
• Switzerland Trail Colo. & North Western R. R. · fort · Boulder · ~1 km
• Queen Mine · fort · Boulder · ~1 km
• CR 93 · fort · Boulder · ~3 km
• Switzerland Trail · fort · Boulder · ~4 km
• Bismark Mine · fort · Boulder · ~6 km

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