AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hillsboro Ditch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Hillsboro Ditch Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Johnstown, CO. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,784 – 4,830 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31850, -104.90598
Nearest town Johnstown, CO
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Hillsboro Ditch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 4,783–4,831 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.31850, -104.90598

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hillsboro Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miReach Hillsboro Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 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/hillsboro-ditch-trail-out-back-5-km-7872

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F56°
Feels like83°Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 94°62°
Sun 95°65° 38%
Mon 93°67° 38%
Tue 89°62° 16%
Wed 90°59° 25%
Thu 96°59° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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