Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop) & Foothills Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Natural Area near Mountain View, CO. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,204 – 5,656 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.57201, -105.14641
Nearest town Mountain View, CO
Directions
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Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop) & Foothills Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,205–5,657 ft
Out & Back · Maxwell Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.57201, -105.14641
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: CSU Foothills Campus stop 552 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Maxwell Access Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Foothills Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop), heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Foothills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop), heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Maxwell Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 93°F58°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
94°66°
Sun
91°63°
21%
Mon
91°75°
23%
Tue
88°69°
16%
Wed
88°67°
25%
Thu
95°69°
27%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: CSU Foothills Campus stop 552 m from the trailhead
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