Plaster Mill Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Little Dam, CO. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,082 – 5,286 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43077, -105.15126
Nearest town Little Dam, CO
Directions
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Plaster Mill Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,083–5,286 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: 40.43077, -105.15126
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 5% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plaster Mill Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Plaster Mill Road, heading SW.
- 1.9 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
3% gravel2% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F63°
Feels like83°Precip5%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
92°70°
Sun
94°65°
27%
Mon
92°70°
27%
Tue
88°63°
15%
Wed
89°61°
25%
Thu
96°62°
25%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Plaster Mill Road 4 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Hidden Valley Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Laughing Horse Viewpoint–Overlook, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Westside Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Westside Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Big Thompson River Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 269 ft
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