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Cathy Johnson Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in The South Hogback Open Space near Ken Caryl, CO. It climbs 650 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,693 – 6,060 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cathy Johnson Trail 39.55177, -105.12963
Nearest town Ken Caryl, CO

Directions

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Cathy Johnson Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,691–6,059 ft

Out & Back · The South Hogback Open Space

Trailhead: Cathy Johnson Trail · 39.55177, -105.12963

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Cathy Johnson Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pass Trail, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lyons Back Trail, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto Coyote Song Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Song Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Coyote Song Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lyons Back Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Columbine Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cathy Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 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 like81°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 88°69°
Sun 90°64° 17%
Mon 89°69° 33%
Tue 87°60° 36%
Wed 84°61° 39%
Thu 89°62° 34%

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