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Devils Backbone Open Space

Westside Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 50 min

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
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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: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Wild Loop, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Wild Loop, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westside-trail-out-back-9-km-bb90

Trail surface

58% dirt16% gravel13% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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