Overlook–Blue Sky Trail, 6 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Loveland, CO. The route reaches Overlook. It climbs 999 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,079 – 5,528 ft14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41031, -105.13137
Nearest town Loveland, CO
Directions
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Overlook–Blue Sky Trail, 6 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 999 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,080–5,528 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: 40.41031, -105.13137
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE AVE & EISENHOWER BLVD stop 126 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Overlook.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hunter Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hunter Loop, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Laughing Horse Loop, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Blue Sky Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Indian Summer Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blue Sky Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Indian Summer Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Sky Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Laughing Horse Loop, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Hunter Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hunter Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Wild Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
93°66°
Sun
91°64°
Mon
93°68°
Tue
89°62°
15%
Wed
89°59°
16%
Thu
96°61°
19%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE AVE & EISENHOWER BLVD stop 126 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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