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Apex Park

Apex Trail–Forest Loop Trail, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Apex Trail–Forest Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Apex Park near Panorama Heights, CO. It climbs 1,010 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,907 – 7,566 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71833, -105.23224
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CO
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Apex Trail–Forest Loop Trail, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,010 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 6,908–7,566 ft

Out & Back · Apex Park

Trailhead: 39.71833, -105.23224

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 65° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Sluicebox Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hardscrabble Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftSharp left onto Apex Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lorraine Lodge Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Sluicebox Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lorraine Lodge Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading E.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hardscrabble Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sluicebox Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/apex-trail-hardscrabble-trail-out-back-8-km-ebe5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F65°
Feels like79°Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 84°67°
Sun 84°58° 21%
Mon 82°67° 47%
Tue 81°62° 37%
Wed 79°61° 40%
Thu 84°61° 38%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

Hikes near Panorama Heights, Colorado