Somerset Trail via Hidden Star Trail
4 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Somerset Trail via Hidden Star Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,118 – 5,348 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.10012, -105.15651
Nearest town Niwot, CO
Directions
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Somerset Trail via Hidden Star Trail
4 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,117–5,349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.10012, -105.15651
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hidden Star Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Somerset Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Somerset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Hidden Star Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 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
68% gravel17% dirt6% paved9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F64°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
90°64°
22%
Mon
92°66°
24%
Tue
90°56°
24%
Wed
93°57°
24%
Thu
90°60°
24%
Fri
93°57°
18%
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