Outer Loop Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min
Outer Loop Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Crown Hill Park near Wheat Ridge, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outer Loop Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min
Elevation 5,481–5,544 ft
Out & Back · Crown Hill Park
Trailhead: 39.75681, -105.07993
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: W 29th Ave & Wadsworth Blvd stop 190 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail No. 720, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Trail No. 106, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Outer Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Trail No. 720, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Trail No. 106, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: W 29th Ave & Wadsworth Blvd stop 190 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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