Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
Carey Springs Trail–Herrington Trail Loop, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Carey Springs Trail–Herrington Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 4-mile loop in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It climbs 783 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,863 – 6,503 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53047, -105.17003
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
Directions
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Carey Springs Trail–Herrington Trail Loop, 5 sights
4 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 5,864–6,505 ft
Loop · Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
Trailhead: 40.53047, -105.17003
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Stout Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Herrington Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Towers Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spring Creek - Towers Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Towers Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Carey Springs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Loggers Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Herrington Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Loggers Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Towers Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Stout Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Nomad Stout Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Stout Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM
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