Westside Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Little Dam, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,026 – 5,112 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wild Loop 40.41118, -105.15371
Nearest town Little Dam, CO
Directions
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Westside Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 5,027–5,113 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: Wild Loop · 40.41118, -105.15371
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Loop, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 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
59% dirt16% gravel13% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wild Loop 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
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