Husted Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Husted Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Olympus Heights, CO. It climbs 3,534 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Husted Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 7,862–10,251 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Cow Creek Trail · 40.43143, -105.50312
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Boundary Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Husted Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miReach Husted Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miContinue straight onto North Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cow Creek Trail Trailhead
- Cow Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Cow Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- West Creek Falls & West Creek Falls Trail via North Boundary Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft
- North Boundary Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft
- North Boundary Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Fox Creek Falls via North Boundary Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft
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