AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bitterbrush Trail & Night Hawk Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr

Bitterbrush Trail & Night Hawk Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Lyons, CO. It climbs 737 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,456 – 5,801 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.20363, -105.29962
Nearest town Lyons, CO
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Bitterbrush Trail & Night Hawk Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 5,455–5,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.20363, -105.29962

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Night Hawk Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right onto Bitterbrush Trail, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftReach Night Hawk Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Night Hawk Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 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/bitterbrush-trail-out-back

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 90°F61°
Feels like82°Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 90°69°
Sun 93°63° 19%
Mon 89°65° 26%
Tue 87°60° 19%
Wed 87°56° 27%
Thu 93°59° 32%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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