Devils Backbone Open Space

Blue Sky Trail & Laughing Horse Loop

3.8 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Blue Sky Trail & Laughing Horse Loop is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It climbs 351 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,338 – 5,528 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Sky Trail 40.45771, -105.15406
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO

Directions

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Blue Sky Trail & Laughing Horse Loop

3.8 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,337–5,528 ft

Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space

Trailhead: Blue Sky Trail · 40.45771, -105.15406

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Blue Sky Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto Laughing Horse Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right onto Hunter Loop, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Blue Sky Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Laughing Horse Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Blue Sky Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F59°
Feels like82°Precip5%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 92°68°
Sun 94°64° 27%
Mon 92°70° 27%
Tue 88°63° 15%
Wed 88°60° 25%
Thu 95°62° 26%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash

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