Columbine Trail via Grazing Elk Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in South Valley Park near The Valley, CO. It climbs 539 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,820 – 6,132 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grazing Elk Trail 39.55366, -105.15320
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Columbine Trail via Grazing Elk Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 5,820–6,132 ft
Out & Back · South Valley Park
Trailhead: Grazing Elk Trail · 39.55366, -105.15320
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Grazing Elk Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Prairie Falcon Trail Spur, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Coyote Song Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lyons Back Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Columbine Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Columbine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pass Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lyons Back Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Coyote Song Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Prairie Falcon Trail Spur, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Grazing Elk Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 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 89°F66°
Feels like79°Precip8%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
87°68°
Sun
89°63°
17%
Mon
88°68°
35%
Tue
86°59°
36%
Wed
83°60°
40%
Thu
88°61°
35%
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