Coloraw Trail–Dutch Creek Connector Loop, 8 sights is a 10.1-mile loop near The Valley, CO. It climbs 1,752 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,968 – 7,310 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57867, -105.17179
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Coloraw Trail–Dutch Creek Connector Loop, 8 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,752 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,967–7,311 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 39.57867, -105.17179
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Mahonia stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lyons Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Kiln Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hogback Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dutch Creek Connector, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Dutch Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lark Bunting Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bradford Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Stove Prairie Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Manor House Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coloraw Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lost Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Shaffer Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Shaffer & Massey Draw Trails, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Coloraw Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
89°67°
Sun
86°61°
17%
Mon
88°67°
35%
Tue
86°59°
36%
Wed
83°60°
40%
Thu
88°61°
35%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Mahonia stop 391 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mastadon Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Hogback Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Hogback Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Hogback Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Lost Canyon Trail via Coloraw Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Hogback Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft
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