Mount Blue Sky–Mount Bierstadt Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Georgetown, CO. The route reaches Mount Blue Sky. It climbs 2,996 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi11,497 – 14,256 ft · steepest grade: 50%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail 39.58835, -105.64370
Nearest town Georgetown, CO
Directions
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Mount Blue Sky–Mount Bierstadt Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,996 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 11,496–14,255 ft
Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness
Trailhead: Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail · 39.58835, -105.64370
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 34° · precip 25% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Blue Sky.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Mount Bierstadt Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Mount Blue Sky, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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
77% dirt19% other4% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 54°F34°
Feels like33°Precip25%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity59%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°30°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
55°36°
Mon
48°36°
24%
Tue
58°34°
32%
Wed
58°30°
38%
Thu
61°29°
25%
Fri
56°33°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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