Village Loop Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Village Loop Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Matthews/Winters Park near Heritage Dells, CO. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Village Loop Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,309–6,477 ft
Out & Back · Matthews/Winters Park
Trailhead: 39.70462, -105.20436
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 8% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Highway 40 & Highway 26 stop 725 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Village Loop Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morrison Slide Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Village Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, 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 725 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Village Loop Trail 2 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Red Rocks Trail 5 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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