Lyons Overlook–Fountain Valley Trail, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. The route reaches Lyons Overlook. It climbs 397 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,017 – 6,277 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 39.42944, -105.06372
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
Directions
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Lyons Overlook–Fountain Valley Trail, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,016–6,277 ft
Out & Back · Roxborough State Park
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 39.42944, -105.06372
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Willow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Fountain Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Lyons Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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
50% gravel45% dirt5% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F67°
Feels like81°Precip14%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
86°67°
15%
Sun
88°63°
21%
Mon
88°63°
29%
Tue
86°59°
39%
Wed
80°57°
41%
Thu
88°59°
35%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- South Rim Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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