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Niwot Loop Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Niwot Loop Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,109 – 5,243 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09183, -105.15874
Nearest town Niwot, CO
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Niwot Loop Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,107–5,244 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.09183, -105.15874

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Somerset Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Somerset Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 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/niwot-loop-trail-out-back-6-km-3073

Trail surface

80% paved17% gravel1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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