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Windy Saddle Park

Indian Mountain–Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, 7 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,805 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Indian Mountain–Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Windy Saddle Park near Golden, CO. The route passes Clear Creek, Lookout Mountain Viewpoint and Lookout Mountain Viewpoint before reaching Indian Mountain at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 2,805 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,693 – 7,566 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75492, -105.23399
Nearest town Golden, CO
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Indian Mountain–Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, 7 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,805 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,692–7,566 ft

Out & Back · Windy Saddle Park

Trailhead: 39.75492, -105.23399

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftPass Clear Creek.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Magpie Gulch Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto US 6 Trail, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miPass Lookout Mountain Viewpoint.
  11. 0.6 miPass Lookout Mountain Viewpoint.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hardscrabble Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sluicebox Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right onto Pick-N-Sledge Trail, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftReach Indian Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftSharp left onto Sluicebox Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hardscrabble Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading W.
  24. 450 ftSharp left onto Apex Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.8 miBear right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
  26. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Chimney Gulch Trail, heading N.
  27. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.7 miContinue straight onto US 6 Trail, heading NE.
  29. 200 ftContinue straight onto Magpie Gulch Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indian-mountain-lookout-mountain-viewpoint-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

96% dirt3% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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