AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hogback Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Hogback Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 592 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,057 – 6,342 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57867, -105.17179
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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Hogback Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,056–6,342 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57867, -105.17179

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 & Mahonia stop 391 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coloraw Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto Coloraw Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 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-7-km-44c3

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 & Mahonia stop 391 m from the trailhead

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