Chantilly Viewpoint–Mineral Hill Trail, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Chantilly Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,905 – 10,250 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: X10U8 Trail 39.48405, -106.00988
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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Chantilly Viewpoint–Mineral Hill Trail, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 9,904–10,250 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: X10U8 Trail · 39.48405, -106.00988
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on X10U8 Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mineral Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Prospect Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Chantilly Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Prospect Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Prospect Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mineral Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto X10U8 Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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