Namaqua Hill via Wild Loop is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Little Dam, CO. The route reaches Namaqua Hill at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 328 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,072 – 5,420 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wild Loop 40.41118, -105.15371
Nearest town Little Dam, CO
Directions
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Namaqua Hill via Wild Loop
3.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,074–5,419 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: Wild Loop · 40.41118, -105.15371
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Loop, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Namaqua Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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