Rating: moderate

Distance: .4 miles

Surface: crusher fines, hard pack

Width: Avg: 6’ Min: 32’’

Cross slope: Avg 3% Max: 5%

Grade: Avg: 6.5% Max: 15% for 5’

Trail Notes: The Sensory Trail gives hikers a low vision experience in the outdoors. Blindfold friends and take them on this signed trail, stopping at each station. Stations are designed to focus on sensations other than sight that can be used to connect with nature. Enjoy the outdoors through smell, sound, and touch. Signs are also in Braille for low vision hikers

Hard Spots: The 700’ Sensory Trail starts at an 8% grade and 5% cross slope for about 100’. It then flattens to less than 5% grade on the loop. Hikers can leave the Sensory trail and continue on the Ute Trail for .3 mile to the top. Ute is difficult in some places including a 15% grade for 5’, a 12-13% for 23’, and an 8-9% grade for 60’.

Culture and History: The Sensory Trail was designed in 2005 with input from local groups that deal with disabilities such as the Center for People with Disabilities and the Disabilities Task Force, as well as individuals with visual impairments.