Blue Sky Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Blue Sky Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Rim Rock Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It climbs 594 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,453 – 5,716 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51489, -105.16520
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
Directions
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Blue Sky Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,454–5,714 ft
Out & Back · Rim Rock Open Space
Trailhead: 40.51489, -105.16520
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Blue Sky Trail, heading S.
- 3 miBear left onto Rim Rock Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Sky Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rim Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Blue Sky Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F62°
Feels like82°Precip4%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
90°68°
Sun
93°64°
25%
Mon
92°69°
25%
Tue
87°62°
15%
Wed
88°60°
26%
Thu
95°62°
26%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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