Panorama Peak–Panorama Peak Road, 5 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 3,091 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Panorama Peak–Panorama Peak Road, 5 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Glen Comfort, CO. The route reaches Panorama Peak at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 3,091 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Panorama Peak–Panorama Peak Road, 5 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 3,091 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Elevation 7,510–9,262 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sugarloaf Mountain Road · 40.39868, -105.40605
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading S.
- 3.9 miBear right onto Pole Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Panorama Peak Spur D Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Solitude Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Panorama Peak Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Panorama Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Solitude Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Panorama Peak Spur D Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pole Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading E.
- 3.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Panorama Peak Spur A Road & Sugarloaf Mountain Road via Pole Hill Road 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,641 ft
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