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South Table Mountain Park

Lava Loop Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Lava Loop Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park near Pleasant View, CO. It climbs 605 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,768 – 6,198 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.74458, -105.16368
Nearest town Pleasant View, CO
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Lava Loop Trail–Serpentine Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 5,768–6,198 ft

Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park

Trailhead: 39.74458, -105.16368

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 542 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Tertiary Trail, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Cretaceous Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Augite Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dome Flow Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lava Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miReach T. rex Tooth Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Dome Flow Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Augite Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Cretaceous Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Tertiary Trail, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 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/lava-loop-trail-serpentine-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km-8cf9

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: National Renewable Energy Lab stop 542 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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