Eagle Cliffs Overlook & Bear Paw Trail via Mason Creek Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Eagle Cliffs Overlook & Bear Paw Trail via Mason Creek Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. The route reaches Eagle Cliffs Overlook at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,255 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eagle Cliffs Overlook & Bear Paw Trail via Mason Creek Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,255 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 8,333–9,600 ft
Out & Back · Staunton State Park
Trailhead: 39.49966, -105.37778
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Paw Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mason Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bear Paw Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Eagle Cliffs Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mason Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Bear Paw Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mason Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Dines Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Staunton Ranch Trail & Staunton Rocks Climbing Access 3.7 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Red Wall–Chase Meadow Trail, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 672 ft
- Mason Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 804 ft
- Mason Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Never Winter Climbing Access & Staunton Ranch Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 958 ft
- Old Mill Trail & Staunton Ranch Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 787 ft
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