Cathy Johnson Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in South Valley Park near The Valley, CO. It climbs 561 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,745 – 6,060 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Coyote Song Trail 39.55119, -105.13913
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Cathy Johnson Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,745–6,059 ft
Out & Back · South Valley Park
Trailhead: Coyote Song Trail · 39.55119, -105.13913
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coyote Song Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Coyote Song Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lyons Back Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Columbine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cathy Johnson Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pass Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Lyons Back Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Coyote Song Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Song Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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 90°F67°
Feels like80°Precip8%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
88°69°
Sun
90°64°
18%
Mon
89°68°
35%
Tue
87°60°
37%
Wed
84°61°
41%
Thu
89°62°
35%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coyote Song Trail Trailhead
- Mann Reservoir–Coyote Song Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Prairie Falcon Trail via Grazing Elk Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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