Brother's Lookout via Ponderosa Trail
1.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 38 min
Brother's Lookout via Ponderosa Trail is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Elephant Park, CO. The route reaches Brother's Lookout at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Brother's Lookout via Ponderosa Trail
1.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 38 min
Elevation 7,695–7,814 ft
Out & Back · Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
Trailhead: 39.62233, -105.35931
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 58° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bluebird Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Silver Fox Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Homestead Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Silver Fox Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ponderosa Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Brothers Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Brother's Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ponderosa Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Silver Fox Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silver Fox Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right onto Bluebird Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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