Catamount Overlook–Pikes Peak Overlook, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. The route passes Catamount Overlook before reaching Pikes Peak Overlook at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,263 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,216 – 9,505 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Davis Ponds Trail 39.49702, -105.38199
Nearest town Shaffers Crossing, CO
Directions
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Catamount Overlook–Pikes Peak Overlook, 4 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 8,217–9,506 ft
Out & Back · Staunton State Park
Trailhead: Davis Ponds Trail · 39.49702, -105.38199
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Davis Ponds Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Paw Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mason Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Paw Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Catamount Overlook.
- 0.2 miPass Pikes Peak Overlook.
- 100 ftReach Catamount Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Mason Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Paw Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Davis Ponds Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% dirt30% rock2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Davis Ponds Trail Trailhead
- Chase Meadow Trail–Old Mill Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Dines Meadow Trail via Davis Ponds Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 930 ft
- Never Winter Climbing Access & Staunton Ranch Trail via Davis Ponds Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
- Dines Meadow Trail–Mason Creek Trail Loop, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
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