Forest Loop Trail via Lookout Mountain Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center near Paradise Hills, CO. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,494 – 7,566 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Apex Trail 39.71798, -105.25105
Nearest town Paradise Hills, CO
Directions
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Forest Loop Trail via Lookout Mountain Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 42 min
Elevation 7,495–7,566 ft
Out & Back · Lookout Mountain Preserve and Nature Center
Trailhead: Apex Trail · 39.71798, -105.25105
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Apex Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lorraine Lodge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Forest Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lorraine Lodge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
82°64°
Sun
82°57°
21%
Mon
81°66°
47%
Tue
80°61°
37%
Wed
78°59°
40%
Thu
83°60°
38%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Apex Trail Trailhead
- Colorow Hill via Lookout Mountain Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 3.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Indian Mountain–Apex Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 899 ft
- Apex Trail–Enchanted Forest Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft
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