Fire Line Viewpoint & Overlook Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Fire Line Viewpoint & Overlook Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Lory State Park near Bellvue, CO. The route reaches Fire Line Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,112 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fire Line Viewpoint & Overlook Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 5,515–6,280 ft
Out & Back · Lory State Park
Trailhead: 40.59043, -105.18431
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 61° · precip 3% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lodgepole Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto West Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Fire Line, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Fire Line Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Well Gulch Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto West Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lodgepole Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lodgepole Drive Viewpoint & Horsetooth Reservoir via East Valley Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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- South Valley Loop & West Valley Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft
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