AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Somerset Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Somerset Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Niwot, CO. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,059 – 5,233 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 5,061–5,235 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 ftTurn left onto Niwot Loop Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hidden Star Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Somerset Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 100 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-6-km-ce58

Trail surface

41% gravel41% paved8% dirt10% 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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