Hogback Trail
3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Hogback Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,037 – 6,273 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57981, -105.16441
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Hogback Trail
3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 6,036–6,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.57981, -105.16441
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Mahonia stop 263 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lyons Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
98% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like79°Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
88°68°
Sun
89°63°
16%
Mon
88°67°
35%
Tue
86°59°
35%
Wed
83°60°
40%
Thu
88°61°
35%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Mahonia stop 263 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ken Caryl Reservoir & Mastadon Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Cougar Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Coloraw Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Hogback Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Gothic Overlook & Massey Draw Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,063 ft
- Coloraw Trail–Hogback Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 375 ft
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