Moga's Mile–Vista Ridge Flow, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Moga's Mile–Vista Ridge Flow, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 1,051 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Moga's Mile–Vista Ridge Flow, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 8,338–9,285 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ballroom Black · 40.04413, -105.90591
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 38° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ballroom Black, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ashy Larry, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cheese-It, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tron, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Silky Johnson, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Moga's Mile, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Vista Ridge, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Moga's Mile, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tron, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ashy Larry, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cheese-It, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ballroom Black Trailhead
- East Peak–Bucnasty, 7 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 819 ft
- Bee Line–Moga's Mile, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 769 ft
- Tron via Drifter 1.9 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Cheese-It 1.9 mi · ▲ 771 ft
- Ike's Trail & Strawberry Jam 2 mi · ▲ 335 ft
- Fraser to Granby Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 241 ft
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