Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
Nomad Stout Connector–Sawmill Trail Loop, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Nomad Stout Connector–Sawmill Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 6.1-mile loop in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Horsetooth Heights, CO. It climbs 1,177 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nomad Stout Connector–Sawmill Trail Loop, 5 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 5,434–6,478 ft
Loop · Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
Trailhead: 40.53047, -105.17003
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 61° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Stout Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Nomad Stout Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Stout Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Towers Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Nomad Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Swan Johnson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Nomad Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alt Line, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Sawmill Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto Loggers Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Herrington Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Towers Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Herrington Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stout Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftThe loop closes 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
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