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Bobcat Ridge Natural Area

Power Line Trail via Valley Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Power Line Trail via Valley Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bobcat Ridge Natural Area near Masonville, CO. It climbs 1,168 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,427 – 6,611 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48009, -105.22504
Nearest town Masonville, CO
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Power Line Trail via Valley Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,427–6,612 ft

Out & Back · Bobcat Ridge Natural Area

Trailhead: 40.48009, -105.22504

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.5 miReach Power Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading N.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading E.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Valley Loop Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/power-line-trail-out-back-1e60

Trail surface

62% dirt17% gravel1% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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