South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement
Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement near Applewood, CO. It climbs 512 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,707–6,044 ft
Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.74528, -105.16328
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 625 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tertiary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Jawbone Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Ancient Palms Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cretaceous Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tertiary Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 625 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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