AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Somerset Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Somerset Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,066 – 5,233 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.09183, -105.15874
Nearest town Niwot, CO
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Somerset Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,065–5,235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.09183, -105.15874

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Somerset Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Hidden Star Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Regional Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hidden Star Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Somerset Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 200 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/somerset-trail-out-back-5-km-1071

Trail surface

47% gravel32% paved10% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 93°F59°
Feels like83°Precip6%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°67°
Sun 94°63° 26%
Mon 92°65° 30%
Tue 88°61° 20%
Wed 89°56° 22%
Thu 95°57° 25%

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