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Little Thompson Overlook–Little Thompson Overlook Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Rabbit Mountain Open Space near Lyons, CO. The route reaches Little Thompson Overlook at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 653 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,883 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Supply Canal Road 40.21442, -105.24445
Nearest town Lyons, CO

Directions

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Little Thompson Overlook–Little Thompson Overlook Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 653 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 5,282–5,884 ft

Out & Back · Rabbit Mountain Open Space

Trailhead: Supply Canal Road · 40.21442, -105.24445

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Supply Canal Road, heading N.
  2. 3.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Eagle Wind Trail, heading N.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Little Thompson Overlook Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach Little Thompson Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Eagle Wind Trail, heading S.
  7. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt10% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 92°F62°
Feels like83°Precip7%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 92°69°
Sun 94°64° 18%
Mon 90°66° 23%
Tue 88°61° 18%
Wed 88°57° 23%
Thu 94°60° 29%

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