Cougar Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Cougar Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 603 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,978 – 6,421 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57438, -105.16262
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Cougar Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,979–6,421 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57438, -105.16262
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (1) stop 15 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Massey Draw Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Colorow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cougar Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Colorow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Massey Draw Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (1) stop 15 m from the trailhead
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- Mastadon Trail & Ridge Trail via Hogback Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 539 ft
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