South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement
Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement near Crestview Villa, CO. It climbs 412 ft 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
4.8 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,783–6,044 ft
Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement
Trailhead: 39.74112, -105.18466
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: South Golden Rd & Quaker St stop 631 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Epoch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Croc Tooth Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Basalt Cap Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Croc Tooth Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Epoch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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: South Golden Rd & Quaker St stop 631 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- T. rex Tooth Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Lava Loop Trail–Lava Loop Trial, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Dome Flow Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 502 ft
- Cretaceous Trail via T. rex Tooth Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- Dome Flow Trail–Lava Loop Trial, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 450 ft
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