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Mehaffey Park

Westside Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Westside Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Mehaffey Park near Loveland, CO. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,089 – 5,118 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41457, -105.12449
Nearest town Loveland, CO
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Westside Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,088–5,117 ft

Out & Back · Mehaffey Park

Trailhead: 40.41457, -105.12449

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 508 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Westside Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 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/westside-trail-out-back-11-km-b337

Trail surface

45% dirt29% paved13% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°68°
Sun 91°64° 30%
Mon 93°68° 30%
Tue 89°62° 16%
Wed 89°59° 25%
Thu 96°61° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 508 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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