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Colina Mariposa Natural Area

Long View Trail & Westside Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Long View Trail & Westside Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Colina Mariposa Natural Area near Loveland, CO. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,046 – 5,164 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41176, -105.12840
Nearest town Loveland, CO
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Long View Trail & Westside Trail

15.7 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 5,045–5,164 ft

Out & Back · Colina Mariposa Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.41176, -105.12840

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 19% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 338 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Westside Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahaffey Park, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Westside Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 2.7 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Long View Trail, heading E.
  17. 3.1 miReach Westside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 3.1 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Westside Trail, heading S.
  20. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mahaffey Park, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.7 miArrive 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/long-view-trail-westside-trail-out-back-3-sights-25-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F62°
Precip19%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity49%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Mon 87°63°
Tue 89°64°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 90°59°
Fri 94°61°
Sat 91°46° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 338 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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