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Devils Backbone Open Space

Wild Loop

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Wild Loop is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Devils Backbone Open Space near Loveland, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,082 – 5,138 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41473, -105.12766
Nearest town Loveland, CO
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Directions

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Wild Loop

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,083–5,137 ft

Out & Back · Devils Backbone Open Space

Trailhead: 40.41473, -105.12766

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 242 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Loop, heading W.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Valley Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 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/wild-loop-out-back-7-km-bddf

Trail surface

71% dirt23% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°66°
Sun 91°64°
Mon 93°68°
Tue 89°62° 15%
Wed 89°59° 16%
Thu 96°61° 19%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: SB CASCADE & 22ND STREET stop 242 m from the trailhead

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