Discovery Viewpoint & Lake Mary via Discovery Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Discovery Viewpoint & Lake Mary via Discovery Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Irondale, CO. The route passes Discovery Viewpoint before reaching Lake Mary at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Discovery Viewpoint & Lake Mary via Discovery Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 5,199–5,223 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.81439, -104.87909
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Discovery Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Discovery Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Mary.
- 100 ftReach Discovery Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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