Pence Miller Viewpoint & Gold Digger via Peaks Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. The route reaches Pence Miller Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 314 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi9,738 – 10,033 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Peaks Connection 39.48668, -106.06846
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO
Directions
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Pence Miller Viewpoint & Gold Digger via Peaks Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 9,738–10,032 ft
Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve
Trailhead: Peaks Connection · 39.48668, -106.06846
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Peak 7 stop 208 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peaks Connection, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Digger, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Baby Doe, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Cool Whip, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shock Hill, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Pence Miller Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cool Whip, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Baby Doe, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Gold Digger, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
- 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 surface
64% gravel27% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
71°49°
19%
Sun
77°50°
31%
Mon
64°48°
41%
Tue
70°44°
21%
Wed
74°46°
41%
Thu
74°47°
45%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Peak 7 stop 208 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Peaks Connection Trailhead
- Peaks Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Dwights & Swinger 2.3 mi · ▲ 476 ft
- Zendo Loop via Peak Seven Timber Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 531 ft
- Gold Digger via Peaks Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Peak Seven Timber Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Peaks Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 434 ft
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