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.

Elevation

0 mi7,510 – 9,262 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sugarloaf Mountain Road 40.39868, -105.40605
Nearest town Glen Comfort, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading S.
  2. 3.9 miBear right onto Pole Hill Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Panorama Peak Spur D Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Solitude Creek Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Panorama Peak Road, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Panorama Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Solitude Creek Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Panorama Peak Spur D Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pole Hill Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear left onto Sugarloaf Mountain Road, heading E.
  11. 3.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

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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