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Horsetooth Mountain Open Space

Horsetooth Falls–Horsetooth Falls Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Horsetooth Falls–Horsetooth Falls Trail, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Falls at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 678 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,702 – 6,208 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Cliff Road 40.52264, -105.18166
Nearest town Horsetooth Heights, CO
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Horsetooth Falls–Horsetooth Falls Trail, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,703–6,209 ft

Out & Back · Horsetooth Mountain Open Space

Trailhead: Red Cliff Road · 40.52264, -105.18166

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Cliff Road, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cliff Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Cliff Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Horsetooth Rock Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horsetooth Falls Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Spring Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horsetooth Falls Trail, heading E.
  11. 350 ftReach Horsetooth Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftSharp left onto Spring Creek Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto Soderberg Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Horsetooth Rock Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horsetooth Rock Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Cliff Road, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Cliff Road, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Ridge Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Red Cliff Road, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 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/horsetooth-falls-horsetooth-falls-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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