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Niwot Loop Trail & Somerset Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Niwot Loop Trail & Somerset Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,079 – 5,348 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Niwot Loop Trail 40.09696, -105.16855
Nearest town Niwot, CO
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Niwot Loop Trail & Somerset Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,080–5,349 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Niwot Loop Trail · 40.09696, -105.16855

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Niwot Loop Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Niwot Loop, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Somerset Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miReach Niwot Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Niwot Loop, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading SW.
  15. 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/niwot-loop-trail-somerset-trail-out-back-7-km-63f2

Trail surface

97% gravel2% paved1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F59°
Feels like80°Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°66°
Sun 94°63° 26%
Mon 92°66° 30%
Tue 89°61° 20%
Wed 89°57° 22%
Thu 96°57° 25%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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