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South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement

Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement near Pleasant View, CO. It climbs 576 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,706 – 6,044 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74044, -105.16491
Nearest town Pleasant View, CO
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Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,707–6,044 ft

Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement

Trailhead: 39.74044, -105.16491

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 209 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Cretaceous Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tertiary Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Jawbone Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftReach Tertiary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Cretaceous Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ancient-palms-trail-basalt-cap-loop-trail-out-back-4-sights-4-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Feels like83°Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°66°
Sun 90°63° 15%
Mon 88°74° 40%
Tue 87°68° 31%
Wed 85°66° 35%
Thu 90°67° 33%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 209 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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