Idlewild Trail–Serendipity Trail, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Idlewild Trail–Serendipity Trail, 7 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hideaway Park, CO. It climbs 778 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Idlewild Trail–Serendipity Trail, 7 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 8,893–9,398 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.92531, -105.77609
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 10% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Transit-accessible: Upper Rendezvous Road stop 360 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Serendipity Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Winterwoods Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Idlewild Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto South Fork Loop, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Whoops Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Doodle, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Doodle Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Upper Rendezvous Road stop 360 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Serendipity Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Crosstrails Trail–Yankee Doodle Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Winterwoods Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Whoops Trail via South Fork Loop 4 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Meadow Trail & Serendipity Trail via Crosstrails Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 658 ft
- Meadow Trail–Serendipity Trail, 6 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 829 ft
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