AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Big Thompson River Trail

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Big Thompson River Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Loveland, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,026 – 5,102 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41117, -105.13278
Nearest town Loveland, CO
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Big Thompson River Trail

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,026–5,102 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.41117, -105.13278

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE AVE & EISENHOWER BLVD stop 243 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Thompson River Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Westside Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miArrive 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/big-thompson-river-trail-out-back-5-km-9f9a

Trail surface

44% paved22% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°66°
Sun 91°64°
Mon 93°68°
Tue 89°62° 15%
Wed 89°59° 16%
Thu 96°61° 19%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE AVE & EISENHOWER BLVD stop 243 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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