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South Table Mountain Park

Fossil Trail–Lava Loop Trail, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Fossil Trail–Lava Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park near Crestview Villa, CO. It climbs 309 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,932 – 6,224 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fossil Trail 39.74213, -105.18892
Nearest town Crestview Villa, CO
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Fossil Trail–Lava Loop Trail, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 5,933–6,223 ft

Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park

Trailhead: Fossil Trail · 39.74213, -105.18892

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: South Golden Rd & W 12th Ave stop 606 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fossil Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Augite Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dome Flow Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lava Loop Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miBear left onto Lava Loop Trial, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Quarry Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dome Flow Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Serpentine Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Fossil Trail, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fossil-trail-lava-loop-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: South Golden Rd & W 12th Ave stop 606 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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