Anthem Trail
2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min
Anthem Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Mountain View Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Anthem Trail
2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min
Elevation 5,301–5,346 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.98897, -105.02963
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Anthem Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Broomfield Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Anthem Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Anthem Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mathew Glasser Reservoir–Anthem Trail, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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