Fowler West Viewpoint–Crags Hotel Ruins, 4 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Eldorado Springs, CO. The route passes Fowler West Viewpoint and Fowler West Viewpoint before reaching Crags Hotel Ruins at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 922 ft, with sections as steep as 69% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,834 – 6,716 ft · steepest grade: 69%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93111, -105.28246
Nearest town Eldorado Springs, CO
Directions
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Fowler West Viewpoint–Crags Hotel Ruins, 4 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,834–6,715 ft
Out & Back · Eldorado Canyon State Park
Trailhead: 39.93111, -105.28246
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Eldorado Springs Pool stop 272 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Streamside Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Fowler West Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Fowler West Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Peanuts Wall climbing access, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Fowler West Viewpoint.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fowler West Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto RattleSnake Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miPass Crags Hotel Ruins.
- 50 ftReach Fowler West Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Fowler West Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Peanuts Wall climbing access, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fowler West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bastille Descent Climbing Access Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Streamside Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
97% dirt3% boardwalk
Weather
OvercastTemperature 90°F63°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
90°71°
Sun
88°63°
27%
Mon
85°68°
48%
Tue
85°64°
30%
Wed
81°61°
33%
Thu
89°64°
34%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Eldorado Springs Pool stop 272 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Shirttail Peak via West Ridge Climbing Access Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft
- Continental Divide Overlook–Fowler West Viewpoint, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,062 ft
- Fowler West Viewpoint–Goshawk Ridge Trail, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 898 ft
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