Continental Divide Overlook–Fowler West Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Eldorado Springs, CO. The route passes Fowler West Viewpoint and Fowler West Viewpoint before reaching Continental Divide Overlook at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 2,637 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,847 – 6,805 ft · steepest grade: 55%6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail 39.93083, -105.29411
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Continental Divide Overlook–Fowler West Viewpoint, 6 sights
6 mi · ▲ 2,637 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,848–6,803 ft
Out & Back · Eldorado Canyon State Park
Trailhead: Eldorado Canyon Trail · 39.93083, -105.29411
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 56 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Ridge Climbing Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftPass Fowler West Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Fowler West Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Fowler West Viewpoint.
- 200 ftBear right onto Peanuts Wall climbing access, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fowler West Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto RattleSnake Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Continental Divide Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Fowler West Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Peanuts Wall climbing access, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fowler West Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bastille Descent Climbing Access Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Streamside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Shirt Tail Peak Approach, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Rincon Wall Approach, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Eldorado Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
94% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Eldorado Canyon Visitor Center stop 56 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Eldorado Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Shirttail Peak–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 3 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 956 ft
- Eldorado Canyon Trail–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 2,906 ft
- Fowler West Viewpoint–Eldorado Canyon Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft
- Eldorado Canyon Trail–Ethel Harrold Road, 3 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,683 ft
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