South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement

Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement near Applewood, CO. It climbs 508 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,693 – 6,044 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Welch Ditch Trail 39.75456, -105.17353

Nearest town Applewood, CO

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Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 508 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,694–6,044 ft

Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement

Trailhead: Welch Ditch Trail · 39.75456, -105.17353

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Welch Ditch Trail, heading SE.
0.5 miBear right onto Croc Tooth Trail, heading SE.
0.2 miSharp right onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading SW.
0.4 miTurn right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
50 ftContinue straight onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading W.
150 ftBear left, heading SW.
0.1 miTurn right onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading S.
150 ftBear right onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading S.
1.5 miSharp left onto Fossil Trail, heading W.
0.2 miReach Welch Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.2 miSharp right onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading NE.
1.5 miBear left onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading N.
150 ftTurn left onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading N.
0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
200 ftContinue straight onto Old Quarry Trail, heading N.
50 ftTurn left onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading N.
0.4 miSharp left onto Croc Tooth Trail, heading NE.
0.2 miBear left onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading W.
0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Overcast93°F62°

Feels like83°Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%

Hourly temperature

95°60°

6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:29 PM

Sat 91°66°

Sun 91°63° 16%

Mon 89°74° 42%

Tue 87°68° 31%

Wed 85°66° 34%

Thu 91°67° 33%

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Dogs allowed on leash
Parking lot at the trailhead

Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights

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Ancient Palms Trail–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights

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