AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cougar Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Cougar Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 507 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,034 – 6,421 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57740, -105.16340
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Cougar Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,035–6,421 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57740, -105.16340

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 87 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left onto Colorow Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cougar Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Colorow Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Massey Draw Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cougar-trail-out-back-5-km-975b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like79°Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 88°68°
Sun 89°63° 16%
Mon 88°67° 35%
Tue 86°59° 35%
Wed 83°60° 40%
Thu 88°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 87 m from the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near The Valley, Colorado