Rabbit Run–Vista Ridge Flow, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Rabbit Run–Vista Ridge Flow, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rabbit Run–Vista Ridge Flow, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 8,700–9,285 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bee Line · 40.03826, -105.90239
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 42° · precip 9% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Silky Johnson, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Loosey, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Moga's Mile, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Silky Johnson, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bee Line, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Vista Ridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Vista Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Ridge, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Silky Johnson, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Moga's Mile, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Loosey, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 1 min before dark.
More from Bee Line Trailhead
- East Peak–Bee Line Loop, 8 sights 2 mi · ▲ 717 ft
- Ike's Trail–Moga's Mile, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- Cake Walk–Fraser to Granby Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Bee Line–Cake Walk Loop, 7 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Two Stroke–Vista Ridge Flow, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 808 ft
- Granby Ranch Fraser Canyon Trail–Moga's Mile, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft
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