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South Table Mountain Park

South Table Mountain–Ancient Palms Trail, 8 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 3 hr 50 min

South Table Mountain–Ancient Palms Trail, 8 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in South Table Mountain Park near Applewood, CO. The route reaches South Table Mountain at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 857 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,693 – 6,303 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Welch Ditch Trail 39.75456, -105.17353
Nearest town Applewood, CO
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South Table Mountain–Ancient Palms Trail, 8 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 5,694–6,303 ft

Out & Back · South Table Mountain Park

Trailhead: Welch Ditch Trail · 39.75456, -105.17353

Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 90°F / low 61° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Welch Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Croc Tooth Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.5 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Serpentine Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dome Flow Trail, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftReach South Table Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right onto Fossil Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left onto T. rex Tooth Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.5 miBear left onto T.rex Tooth Trail, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Basalt Cap Loop Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Old Quarry Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Ancient Palms Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miSharp left onto Croc Tooth Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miBear left onto Welch Ditch Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miArrive 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/south-table-mountain-ancient-palms-trail-out-back-8-sights-16-km-6d34

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 90°F61°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Mon 85°62° 29%
Tue 87°69° 19%
Wed 84°66°
Thu 89°66°
Fri 91°68°
Sat 89°51° 34%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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