Prairie Falcon Trail via Grazing Elk Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in South Valley Park near The Valley, CO. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,745 – 5,985 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Coyote Song Trail 39.55119, -105.13913
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Prairie Falcon Trail via Grazing Elk Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,745–5,985 ft
Out & Back · South Valley Park
Trailhead: Coyote Song Trail · 39.55119, -105.13913
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 67° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coyote Song Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Prairie Falcon Trail Spur, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Grazing Elk Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Prairie Falcon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Prairie Falcon Trail Spur, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Prairie Falcon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coyote Song Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F67°
Feels like80°Precip8%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
88°69°
Sun
90°64°
18%
Mon
89°68°
35%
Tue
87°60°
37%
Wed
84°61°
41%
Thu
89°62°
35%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coyote Song Trail Trailhead
- Cathy Johnson Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Mann Reservoir–Coyote Song Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 281 ft
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