Foggy Park Viewpoint–Mine Road, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Foggy Park Viewpoint–Mine Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Drake, CO. The route reaches Foggy Park Viewpoint. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,445 – 9,400 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46956, -105.38081
Nearest town Drake, CO

Directions

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Foggy Park Viewpoint–Mine Road, 3 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 8,446–9,400 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.46956, -105.38081

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Foggy Park Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftReach Foggy Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mine Road, heading W.
  7. 1 miSharp left onto FDR 153G, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Storm Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 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

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 77°F52°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 75°59°
Sun 72°51° 22%
Mon 73°55° 20%
Tue 75°51° 22%
Wed 73°51° 32%
Thu 78°54° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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