Denver Mountain Parks

Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Denver Mountain Parks near Upper Witter Gulch, CO. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,187 – 9,679 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail 39.67382, -105.44491
Nearest town Upper Witter Gulch, CO

Directions

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Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 9,187–9,678 ft

Out & Back · Denver Mountain Parks

Trailhead: Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail · 39.67382, -105.44491

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 57° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.3 miReach Hicks Mtn. Overlook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F57°
Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 3% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 17% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 74°55° 17%
Mon 70°56° 35%
Tue 74°53° 36%
Wed 75°49° 33%
Thu 77°48° 24%
Fri 71°47° 18%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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