12 May 2008
Ute Valley Park
Posted by kris under: Trails .
Name of Trial: Ute Valley Park
Total Distance: 2.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Hike Type: Loop
Starting Location: Trailhead off of Vindicator Dr.
Today I hiked around the Ute Valley Park, which is in the middle of many housing developments in Colorado Springs. I started in the parking lot off of Vindicator Dr. and took a left at the trail head. The trail starts off going across a wooden bridge that spans what is something between a pond and a marshy area. It gave me a chance too see many different kinds of bird wildlife. I continued along the ridge that is above the valley of the park. It is a relatively flat section that looks out over the entire town around it and some great rock formation across the way to the west. I then descended over some large very smooth rocks into the valley bellow. Once I reached the bottom the trail went left (south) into some of the grassy plans areas. The trail became a little more sandy, the kind of sand I am used to seeing at the beach. The valley trail was relatively flat and gave you great views of the forest and ridge lines on both sides.
As I continued along this trail it started to go into the woods and if I went straight the trail ends at one of the communities surrounding the park. Therefore I went right which took me deeper into the woods. The sandy terrain stayed the same but it was not very hard to walk in because the sand was not that deep and the trail was not that steep. At the crest of this section there is a great lookout with another trail head sign and a nice natural bench for people to enjoy the view, which includes Pikes Peek.
I then took a right to walk along the other side of the valley. The trail continued to go up and down a little bit but nothing seemed to be too hard to walk up. There were great views and the sand and rocks along the trail made for a nice hike in Colorado. The trail ends up looping back to the parking lot and ended up being about 2.5 miles long.
This trail is good for people that want to have a quick hike, run or bike ride that is still within Colorado Springs. There are also many alternative trails that I came along while hiking that might be interesting to explore. Even though the park is not very large, there are so many different trails and paths to experience, that it makes for a great hike in Colorado.
To see some photos I took while hiking this trail, go to my Photo Gallery.
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