Fountain Valley Overlook–Carpenter Peak Trail, 3 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. The route reaches Fountain Valley Overlook at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,848 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,185 – 7,103 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.44253, -105.08300
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
Directions
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Fountain Valley Overlook–Carpenter Peak Trail, 3 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,848 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 6,186–7,103 ft
Out & Back · Roxborough State Park
Trailhead: 39.44253, -105.08300
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Fountain Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Fountain Valley Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Roxborough Connection Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 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
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like82°Precip14%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
87°67°
15%
Sun
88°62°
21%
Mon
87°62°
29%
Tue
86°58°
39%
Wed
79°57°
41%
Thu
87°59°
35%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Roxborough Connection Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 655 ft
- Roxborough Connection Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Carpenter Peak & Carpenter Peak Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 962 ft
- Colorado Trail (Segment 1) & Colorado Trail Connection 8 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft
- Bear Canyon Trail & Carpenter Peak Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft
- Indian Creek Trail 11 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft
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