Switzerland Trail
Sugarloaf, Colorado

Sugarloaf trailhead
Dirt lot fills by 9 am on weekends. No water, no bathroom — arrive ready.
start

Babyhead alley
800 m of fist-sized rock. Momentum is your friend; the outside line is cleanest.
hazard

No signal
Dead air for most of the loop. File a plan with someone in town.

Divide overlook
Old trestle cut with the full Continental Divide panorama. The classic Switzerland Trail photo.
viewpoint

High point
2,585 m. From here it's railroad-grade descending almost the whole way home.
summit

Gold Hill (detour)
Public toilet behind the community center, 10 minutes off-route via the cutoff.
bathroom

Gold Hill cutoff
If storms build, this doubletrack drops to Gold Hill and pavement in 3 km.
bailout

Switzerland Trail