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Mount Victoria–Mount Royal Viewpoint, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Mount Victoria–Mount Royal Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Masontown, CO. The route passes Mount Royal Viewpoint before reaching Mount Victoria at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 2,649 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,092 – 11,756 ft · steepest grade: 41%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peaks Trail 39.56895, -106.09978
Nearest town Masontown, CO
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Mount Victoria–Mount Royal Viewpoint, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 9,093–11,756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Peaks Trail · 39.56895, -106.09978

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 43° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Town Hall stop 715 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chauncey's Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Masontown Trail, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftPass Mount Royal Viewpoint.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Mount Royal Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Peak One Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 miReach Mount Victoria, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Royal Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Masontown Trail, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Chauncey's Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 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/mount-victoria-mount-royal-viewpoint-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F43°
Precip7%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 76°51°
Sun 80°51° 38%
Mon 68°52° 38%
Tue 73°47° 20%
Wed 77°50° 38%
Thu 77°51° 43%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Town Hall stop 715 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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