Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Denver Mountain Parks, 7 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Apex Park near Panorama Heights, CO. The route passes Golden Reservoir, Golden Reservoir, Denver Mountain Parks and Lookout Mountain Viewpoint. It climbs 1,671 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,198 – 7,566 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73303, -105.23921
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CO
Directions
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Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Denver Mountain Parks, 7 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,196–7,566 ft
Out & Back · Apex Park
Trailhead: 39.73303, -105.23921
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 84°F / low 66° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Golden Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Buffalo Bill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Golden Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Denver Mountain Parks.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Lookout Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Rocker Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rocker Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Smelter Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Argos Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Smelter Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Rocker Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rocker Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Apex Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Apex Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 84°F66°
Precip5%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
80°56°
27%
Mon
79°66°
43%
Tue
81°61°
36%
Wed
82°61°
42%
Thu
82°63°
30%
Fri
84°61°
21%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Beaver Brook Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 1.5 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Denver Mountain Parks, 6 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft
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