Indian Mountain–Apex Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Indian Mountain–Apex Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Apex Park near Paradise Hills, CO. The route reaches Indian Mountain at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 899 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Indian Mountain–Apex Trail, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,908–7,494 ft
Out & Back · Apex Park
Trailhead: Apex Trail · 39.71798, -105.25105
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Apex Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hardscrabble Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sluicebox Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pick-N-Sledge Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Grubstake Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Indian Mountain.
- 0.2 miReach Indian Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pick-N-Sledge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Sluicebox Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hardscrabble Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Apex Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Apex Trail Trailhead
- Forest Loop Trail via Lookout Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Colorow Hill via Lookout Mountain Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 3.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Apex Trail–Enchanted Forest Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft
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