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The Notch & Solitude Creek Road via Pole Hill Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 28 min

The Notch & Solitude Creek Road via Pole Hill Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Loveland Heights, CO. The route reaches The Notch at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 455 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,393 – 8,668 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pole Hill Road 40.36166, -105.44965
Nearest town Loveland Heights, CO
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The Notch & Solitude Creek Road via Pole Hill Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 8,394–8,669 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pole Hill Road · 40.36166, -105.44965

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Pole Hill Road, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Solitude Creek Road, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach The Notch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pole Hill Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/the-notch-solitude-creek-road-out-back

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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