Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
Nomad Trail–Shoreline Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Nomad Trail–Shoreline Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Mountain View, CO. It climbs 367 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Nomad Trail–Shoreline Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 5,460–5,636 ft
Out & Back · Horsetooth Mountain Open Space
Trailhead: 40.56519, -105.17391
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hucka Yucca, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Shoreline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Hucka Yucca, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Horsetooth Reservoir–Hogback Overlook, 4 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 62 ft
- Fire Line Viewpoint–Arthur's Rock Trail Loop, 6 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- West Valley Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Mill Creek Link Trail & Mill Creek Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 742 ft
- Shoreline Trail–South Valley Loop, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Arthur's Rock Trail–Kimmons Trail Loop, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 903 ft
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