Crag of Fear–Slamdance Buttress, 8 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route passes Storm Pass, Lily Lake and Crag of Fear before reaching Slamdance Buttress at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 4,506 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,859 – 10,260 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East Longs Peak Trail 40.27225, -105.55660
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO
Directions
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Crag of Fear–Slamdance Buttress, 8 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,506 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 8,858–10,259 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: East Longs Peak Trail · 40.27225, -105.55660
Weather Sep 6: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 22% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Longs Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eugena Mine Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Estes Cone Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Storm Pass.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Storm Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miPass Lily Lake.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lily Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lily Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Lily Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miPass Slamdance Buttress.
- 0.1 miReach Crag of Fear, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lily Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lily Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Storm Pass Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miSharp left onto Estes Cone Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Eugena Mine Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto East Longs Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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
96% dirt4% gravel
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 70°F53°
Precip22%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity59%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon
65°52°
Tue
71°47°
Wed
71°45°
15%
Thu
72°43°
15%
Fri
70°45°
Sat
66°36°
36%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Longs Peak Trail Trailhead
- Camp Timberline Trail & Eugena Mine Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Storm Pass–Estes Cone Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft
- Peacock Pool–Chasm Lake Trail, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 2,322 ft
- Chasm Lake–Chasm Lake Trail, 4 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 2,515 ft
- Longs Peak–East Face, 6 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 5,122 ft
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