Fox Mountain–Saint Mary's Glacier, 7 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. The route passes Saint Mary's Glacier, Saint Mary's Glacier, Saint Mary's Lake and Fox Mountain before reaching Silver Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 4,998 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,640 – 13,255 ft · steepest grade: 34%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89824, -105.70981
Nearest town Winter Park, CO
Directions
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Fox Mountain–Saint Mary's Glacier, 7 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,998 ft · 7 hr 48 min
Elevation 10,640–13,257 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.89824, -105.70981
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto James Peak North Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto James Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
- 0.2 miPass Saint Mary's Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Canyon Court, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Silver Lake.
- 150 ftReach Fox Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto James Peak South, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto James Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Ute Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 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
65% other26% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F38°
Precip30%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity52%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
62°45°
19%
Sun
71°46°
54%
Mon
61°45°
41%
Tue
67°42°
32%
Wed
68°43°
41%
Thu
66°44°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
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- Rogers Pass Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Moffat Trail & Trestle 6.3 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft
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