Notch Loop & Notch
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Notch Loop & Notch is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Silver Plume, CO. It climbs 1,236 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,914 – 9,380 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Notch 39.69418, -105.72167
Nearest town Silver Plume, CO
Directions
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Notch Loop & Notch
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 8,914–9,379 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Notch · 39.69418, -105.72167
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 76°F / low 51° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Silver Plume Depot stop 231 m from the trailhead
- Start on Notch, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Notch Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Notch, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Notch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Notch Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Notch, heading SW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 76°F51°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity30%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
74°52°
25%
Sun
77°54°
53%
Mon
69°52°
47%
Tue
71°49°
42%
Wed
74°51°
47%
Thu
75°50°
47%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Silver Plume Depot stop 231 m from the trailhead
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