Laughing Horse Viewpoint & Blue Sky Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Laughing Horse Viewpoint & Blue Sky Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Rim Rock Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. The route reaches Laughing Horse Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Laughing Horse Viewpoint & Blue Sky Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,337–5,552 ft
Out & Back · Rim Rock Open Space
Trailhead: Indian Creek Road · 40.46033, -105.15422
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Indian Creek Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Laughing Horse Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Laughing Horse Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Blue Sky Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
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