Horsetooth Reservoir–Hogback Overlook, 4 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 34 min
Horsetooth Reservoir–Hogback Overlook, 4 sights is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Mountain View, CO. The route reaches Horsetooth Reservoir at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horsetooth Reservoir–Hogback Overlook, 4 sights
1.6 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 34 min
Elevation 5,605–5,667 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: 40.56519, -105.17391
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Quarry Ridge South, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hogback Overlook, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quarry Ridge South, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hogback Overlook, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Horsetooth Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Quarry Ridge South, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Overlook, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Quarry Ridge South, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Shoreline Trail–South Valley Loop, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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