Hidden Star Trail & Niwot Loop Trail Loop
3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Hidden Star Trail & Niwot Loop Trail Loop is a 3-mile loop near Niwot, CO. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,066 – 5,187 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Niwot Loop Trail 40.09696, -105.16855
Nearest town Niwot, CO
Directions
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Hidden Star Trail & Niwot Loop Trail Loop
3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,065–5,187 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Niwot Loop Trail · 40.09696, -105.16855
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Niwot Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Hidden Star Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hidden Star Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Niwot Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miThe 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 surface
71% gravel19% paved5% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F59°
Feels like80°Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
93°66°
Sun
94°63°
26%
Mon
92°66°
30%
Tue
89°61°
20%
Wed
89°57°
22%
Thu
96°57°
25%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Niwot Loop Trail Trailhead
- Niwot Loop Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Niwot Loop Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Niwot Loop Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Niwot Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- East Boulder Trail & Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Niwot Loop Trail & Somerset Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
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