Nixon Park Road & Pole Hill Road
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,669 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Nixon Park Road & Pole Hill Road is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Loveland Heights, CO. It climbs 1,669 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Nixon Park Road & Pole Hill Road
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,669 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 8,200–8,752 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pole Hill Road · 40.36166, -105.44965
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Pole Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Nixon Park Road, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Pole Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Pole Hill Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Pole Hill Road Trailhead
- Pole Hill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 465 ft
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- The Notch & Solitude Creek Road via Pole Hill Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 455 ft
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- Panorama Peak–Panorama Peak Road, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft
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