Shoreline Trail–South Valley Loop, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Shoreline Trail–South Valley Loop, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Mountain View, CO. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,433 – 5,620 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56519, -105.17391
Nearest town Mountain View, CO
Directions
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Shoreline Trail–South Valley Loop, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 5,434–5,619 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: 40.56519, -105.17391
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hucka Yucca, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Towers Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Shoreline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Nomad Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Nomad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Valley Loop, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Hucka Yucca, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Valley Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, 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
95% dirt1% rock4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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