Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Deer Creek Canyon Park near The Valley, CO. The route passes Plymouth Mountain before reaching Scenic View Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,297 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,027 – 7,261 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail 39.54322, -105.15190
Nearest town The Valley, CO
Directions
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Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,027–7,260 ft
Out & Back · Deer Creek Canyon Park
Trailhead: Meadowlark Trail · 39.54322, -105.15190
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadowlark Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Plymouth Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Scenic View Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Scenic View Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Plymouth Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Plymouth Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Plymouth Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading S.
- 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F66°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
87°68°
Sun
89°63°
18%
Mon
88°67°
35%
Tue
86°59°
37%
Wed
83°60°
41%
Thu
87°61°
35%
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadowlark Trail Trailhead
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 874 ft
- Homesteader Trail via Plymouth Creek Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- Plymouth Mountain–Scenic View Viewpoint, 3 summits 5 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Plymouth Creek Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,318 ft
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