Bill Couch Mountain–Golden Eagle Viewpoint, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Bill Couch Mountain–Golden Eagle Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Deer Creek Canyon Park near The Valley, CO. The route passes Bill Couch Mountain before reaching Golden Eagle Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,368 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bill Couch Mountain–Golden Eagle Viewpoint, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 6,027–7,113 ft
Out & Back · Deer Creek Canyon Park
Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail · 39.54322, -105.15190
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Homesteader Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Mesa Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Golden Eagle Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Golden Eagle Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Bill Couch Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Red Mesa Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Homesteader Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadowlark Trail Trailhead
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Homesteader Trail via Plymouth Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
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