Power Line Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Power Line Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Bobcat Ridge Natural Area near Masonville, CO. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,453 – 5,611 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50434, -105.24083
Nearest town Masonville, CO
Directions
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Power Line Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,452–5,610 ft
Out & Back · Bobcat Ridge Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.50434, -105.24083
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Elk Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Horse Access to Cabin, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Valley Loop Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Horse Access to Cabin, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Elk Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
14% dirt1% gravel85% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 91°F64°
Feels like78°Precip5%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
90°69°
Sun
92°64°
20%
Mon
90°68°
20%
Tue
87°61°
16%
Wed
87°58°
25%
Thu
93°63°
32%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Elk Meadow Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Elk Meadow Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Elk Meadow Trail via Valley Loop Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Valley Loop Trail 4 mi · ▲ 364 ft
- Eden Valley Spur Trail & Valley Loop Horse Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- D. R. Trail–Elk Meadow Trail, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft
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