South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement
Carl's Point–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Carl's Point–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement near Crestview Villa, CO. The route reaches Carl's Point at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Carl's Point–Basalt Cap Loop Trail, 5 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,930–6,151 ft
Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park Conservation Easement
Trailhead: Old Quarry Trail · 39.75084, -105.18452
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 90°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Old Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lava Loop Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Dome Flow Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Augite Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear left onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Quarry Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Carl's Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Augite Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dome Flow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lava Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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