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Vista Pointe Open Space

Return to Top - Red–River Trail, 5 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Return to Top - Red–River Trail, 5 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Mountain View Estates, CO. It climbs 326 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,053 – 5,250 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00077, -105.02253
Nearest town Mountain View Estates, CO
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Return to Top - Red–River Trail, 5 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,054–5,251 ft

Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space

Trailhead: 40.00077, -105.02253

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  11. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  13. 250 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading N.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sage - Green, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading E.
  17. 250 ftBear right onto Yucca - Black, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Gramma, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Yucca - Black, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gramma, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yucca - Black, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Gramma, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gramma, heading E.
  25. 100 ftBear left onto Yucca - Black, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gramma, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftReach Vista Pointe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yucca - Black, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Gramma, heading E.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto Return to Top - Red Trail, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Gramma, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Yucca - Black, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Gramma, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yucca - Black, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Gramma, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Yucca - Black, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Return to Top - Red, heading E.
  38. 250 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading E.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Return to Top - Red, heading E.
  40. 300 ftBear left onto Sage - Green, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Return to Top - Red, heading E.
  42. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftSharp right onto Sage - Green, heading E.
  44. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading SW.
  48. 0.2 miSharp left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SW.
  49. 0.9 miTurn left onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
  50. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading SW.
  51. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  53. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  54. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/return-to-top-red-river-trail-out-back-5-sights-13-km

Trail surface

73% paved15% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip8%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 90°63° 28%
Mon 90°69° 28%
Tue 88°62° 26%
Wed 91°60° 22%
Thu 89°63° 19%
Fri 91°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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