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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lyons Trail, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 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

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