Devils Backbone–Keyhole, 4 viewpoints is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Little Dam, CO. The route passes Overlook and Keyhole before reaching Devils Backbone at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,072 – 5,358 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wild Loop 40.41118, -105.15371
Nearest town Little Dam, CO
Directions
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Devils Backbone–Keyhole, 4 viewpoints
1.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,074–5,357 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: Wild Loop · 40.41118, -105.15371
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Loop, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Overlook.
- 0.2 miPass Keyhole.
- 350 ftReach Devils Backbone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 92°F61°
Feels like80°Precip5%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
91°67°
Sun
95°63°
28%
Mon
93°68°
28%
Tue
89°62°
16%
Wed
89°59°
24%
Thu
96°61°
25%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wild Loop Trailhead
- Namaqua Hill via Wild Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Laughing Horse Viewpoint–Overlook, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 604 ft
- Westside Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Westside Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Westside Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Westside Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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