Sugarloaf Mountain–Pole Hill Road, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Sugarloaf Mountain–Pole Hill Road, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Loveland Heights, CO. The route reaches Sugarloaf Mountain at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 1,364 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sugarloaf Mountain–Pole Hill Road, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 8,404–8,940 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pole Hill Road · 40.36166, -105.44965
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Pole Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miReach Sugarloaf Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Pole Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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