Foggy Park Viewpoint via Foggy Park Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Foggy Park Viewpoint via Foggy Park Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Drake, CO. The route reaches Foggy Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 664 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,704 – 9,203 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Foggy Park Viewpoint via Foggy Park Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 8,705–9,204 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.46956, -105.38081

Weather Sep 5: 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. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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