Alpine Super Slide–Pence Miller Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Breckenridge, CO. The route passes Pence Miller Viewpoint before reaching Alpine Super Slide at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 570 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,738 – 10,135 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olympian's Bridge 39.48726, -106.05237
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
Directions
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Alpine Super Slide–Pence Miller Viewpoint, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 9,738–10,135 ft
Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve
Trailhead: Olympian's Bridge · 39.48726, -106.05237
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 42° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: City Market stop 422 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Olympian's Bridge, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Pence Miller Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cool Whip, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Baby Doe, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Gold Digger, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Boec Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Game Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Peaks Connect, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Game Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Alpine Super Slide, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Peaks Connect, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Game Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Boec Road, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Digger, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Baby Doe, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Cool Whip, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shock Hill, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% gravel38% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F42°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
73°48°
19%
Sun
78°49°
31%
Mon
65°49°
41%
Tue
71°45°
21%
Wed
75°47°
41%
Thu
75°48°
45%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: City Market stop 422 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Olympian's Bridge Trailhead
- Claimjumper Trail & Shock Hill via Pence Miller 2.6 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Pence Miller Viewpoint–Edge, 5 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft
- Sawmill Reservoir–Pence Miller Viewpoint, 6 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft
- Horseshoe Knob–Peak 8, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 4,125 ft
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