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Bobcat Ridge Natural Area

Eden Valley Spur Trail & Valley Loop Horse Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Eden Valley Spur Trail & Valley Loop Horse Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Bobcat Ridge Natural Area near Masonville, CO. It climbs 300 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,463 – 5,611 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50434, -105.24083
Nearest town Masonville, CO
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Eden Valley Spur Trail & Valley Loop Horse Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 5,462–5,610 ft

Out & Back · Bobcat Ridge Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.50434, -105.24083

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Elk Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Horse Access to Cabin, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading S.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Eden Valley Spur Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading E.
  26. 250 ftReach Valley Loop Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 200 ftTurn left onto Eden Valley Spur Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  35. 150 ftBear left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading E.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 500 ftBear right onto Horse Access to Cabin, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  47. 200 ftTurn left onto Elk Meadow Trail, heading N.
  48. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  49. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  50. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eden-valley-spur-trail-valley-loop-horse-trail-out-back

Trail surface

38% dirt11% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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