AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hampden Heights Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Hampden Heights Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Sullivan, CO. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,489 – 5,565 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.66604, -104.89223
Nearest town Sullivan, CO
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Hampden Heights Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,489–5,564 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.66604, -104.89223

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: S Syracuse Way & S Uinta St stop 94 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Hampden Heights Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 1 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/hampden-heights-trail-out-back-5-km-af1c

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip7%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 90°63° 19%
Mon 89°75° 35%
Tue 88°70° 45%
Wed 91°68° 45%
Thu 88°69° 29%
Fri 89°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Syracuse Way & S Uinta St stop 94 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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