Wild Loop is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Loveland, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,082 – 5,112 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41336, -105.13010
Nearest town Loveland, CO
Directions
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Wild Loop
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,083–5,113 ft
Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space
Trailhead: 40.41336, -105.13010
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 90°F / low 62° · precip 19% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 116 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% dirt24% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F62°
Precip19%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity49%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Mon
87°63°
Tue
89°64°
Wed
85°58°
Thu
90°59°
Fri
94°61°
Sat
91°46°
30%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 116 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Big Thompson River Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Big Thompson River Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Big Thompson River Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Big Thompson River Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Namaqua Hill 3.7 mi · ▲ 329 ft
- Hidden Valley Trail 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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