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Mastadon Trail & Ridge Trail via Hogback Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Mastadon Trail & Ridge Trail via Hogback Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near The Valley, CO. It climbs 539 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,975 – 6,283 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57438, -105.16262
Nearest town The Valley, CO
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Mastadon Trail & Ridge Trail via Hogback Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,976–6,284 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57438, -105.16262

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (1) stop 15 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Pasture Trail, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pasture & Mastadon Trails, heading N.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mastadon Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Pasture Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lyons Trail, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lyons Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lyons Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftReach Mastadon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftBear right onto Lyons Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lyons Trail, heading NW.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading E.
  33. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Mastadon Trail, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pasture & Mastadon Trails, heading N.
  36. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pasture Trail, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mastadon-trail-ridge-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 88°F66°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 86°61° 26%
Mon 87°67° 43%
Tue 86°61° 43%
Wed 87°60° 43%
Thu 87°62° 27%
Fri 87°60° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Valley Pkwy & Buckthorn Dr (1) stop 15 m from the trailhead

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