Summit Loop Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Summit Loop Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in William Frederick Hayden Park near Golden Heights, CO. It climbs 492 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,208 – 6,726 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71255, -105.18573
Nearest town Golden Heights, CO
Directions
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Summit Loop Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,208–6,724 ft
Out & Back · William Frederick Hayden Park
Trailhead: 39.71255, -105.18573
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Golden Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Box O' Rox Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F66°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
88°70°
Sun
87°62°
16%
Mon
86°70°
42%
Tue
84°66°
33%
Wed
83°63°
37%
Thu
87°64°
35%
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