Village Loop Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Village Loop Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Village Loop Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 6,309–6,477 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: 39.70031, -105.20637
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 65° · precip 9% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 217 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 217 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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