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Hampden Heights Trail Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min

Hampden Heights Trail Loop is a 2.5-mile loop near Sullivan, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,499 – 5,584 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65816, -104.89126
Nearest town Sullivan, CO
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Hampden Heights Trail Loop

2.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 53 min

Elevation 5,498–5,585 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 39.65816, -104.89126

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Verbena St stop 555 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/hampden-heights-trail-loop-4-km-6ec2

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F60°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 90°62° 19%
Mon 90°75° 35%
Tue 88°67° 45%
Wed 88°67° 45%
Thu 92°68° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Verbena St stop 555 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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