Westside Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Little Dam, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,026 – 5,112 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41261, -105.15302
Nearest town Little Dam, CO
Directions
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Westside Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,027–5,113 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: 40.41261, -105.15302
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wild Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Wild Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp 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.
Trail surface
57% dirt16% gravel12% paved15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F61°
Feels like80°Precip5%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
91°67°
Sun
95°63°
28%
Mon
93°68°
28%
Tue
89°62°
16%
Wed
89°59°
24%
Thu
96°61°
25%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Devils Backbone–Keyhole, 4 viewpoints 1.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Namaqua Hill via Wild Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Laughing Horse Viewpoint–Overlook, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 604 ft
- Westside Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Westside Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Westside Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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