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Groovey Uvi Trail–Groovy Uvi, 5 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Groovey Uvi Trail–Groovy Uvi, 5 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near Gold Hill, CO. It climbs 2,250 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,121 – 10,099 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) 39.54066, -106.03664
Nearest town Gold Hill, CO
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Groovey Uvi Trail–Groovy Uvi, 5 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 9,122–10,098 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Colorado Trail (Segment 6) · 39.54066, -106.03664

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 547 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Vomit, heading NE.
  3. 2.4 miTurn right onto Hippo Trail, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftBear left onto Vomit, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Soda Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Soda Creek, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Soda Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Groovey Uvi Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Groovy Uvi, heading NW.
  10. 1.3 miReach Hippo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Groovey Uvi Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto Soda Creek Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftSharp right onto Soda Creek, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Soda Creek Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Vomit, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Hippo Trail, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Vomit, heading SE.
  19. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SW.
  21. 500 ftArrive 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/hippo-trail-soda-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Revette Drive stop 547 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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