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South Table Mountain Park

Lava Loop Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Lava Loop Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park near Pleasant View, CO. It climbs 639 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,735 – 6,198 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74044, -105.16491
Nearest town Pleasant View, CO
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Lava Loop Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,736–6,198 ft

Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park

Trailhead: 39.74044, -105.16491

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 209 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Cretaceous Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Augite Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dome Flow Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lava Loop Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miReach T. rex Tooth Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dome Flow Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Augite Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Cretaceous Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lava-loop-trail-serpentine-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km-2cf9

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 209 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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