Community Trail & Vista Ridge Community Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Community Trail & Vista Ridge Community Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Mountain View Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Community Trail & Vista Ridge Community Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,175–5,287 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Vista Ridge Community Trail · 40.00309, -105.00821
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Community Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Vista Ridge Community Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Vista Ridge Community Trail Trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail Alternate–Vista Pointe Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Return to Top - Red–River Trail, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Coal Creek Trail–Vista Pointe Trail, 3 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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