The South Valley Loop is an incredibly popular hiking and mountain biking trail on the southern end of Lory State park. This half of the loop is on the reservoir side and generally flat with rolling hills through a meadow. You get great views of the hills where Arthur's Rock can be found across the valley from striking red cliffs closer to the water.

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1. South Valley Loop — Lory State Park

4.16km

01:08

60m

Peaceful meadow loop through diverse habitats with striking red sandstone cliffs above Horsetooth Reservoir.

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2. South Valley and Shoreline Trail loop — Lory State Park

8.69km

02:22

130m

Meadow and forest loop with Horsetooth Reservoir views and red cliff backdrops.

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3. Horsetooth Falls and South Valley Trail loop — Horsetooth Mountain Open Space

18.7km

05:31

480m

Desert meets mountain on this trail to cascading Horsetooth Falls through red rock formations.

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Distance 1.53 km

Uphill 40 m

Downhill 60 m

Weather

Sunday 25 January

-9°C

-21°C

87 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Location: Larimer County, Colorado, United States

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South Valley Trail (east side)

1. South Valley Loop — Lory State Park

2. South Valley and Shoreline Trail loop — Lory State Park

3. Horsetooth Falls and South Valley Trail loop — Horsetooth Mountain Open Space

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