AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hogback Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Hogback Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,037 – 6,273 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57792, -105.16563
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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Hogback Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,036–6,273 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57792, -105.16563

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lyons Trail, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 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/hogback-trail-out-back-5-km-1b16

Trail surface

98% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 89°67°
Sun 86°61° 17%
Mon 88°67° 35%
Tue 86°59° 36%
Wed 83°60° 40%
Thu 88°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (2) stop 196 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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