Big Thompson River Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Little Dam, CO. It climbs 269 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,026 – 5,286 ft11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43077, -105.15126
Nearest town Little Dam, CO
Directions
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Big Thompson River Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,026–5,286 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: 40.43077, -105.15126
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plaster Mill Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Westside Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Plaster Mill Road, heading NW.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
29% dirt14% paved11% gravel46% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM
More from this trailhead
- Plaster Mill Road 4 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Plaster Mill Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Hidden Valley Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Laughing Horse Viewpoint–Overlook, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Westside Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Westside Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft
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