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Vista Pointe Open Space

River Trail & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 29 min

River Trail & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Mountain View Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,053 – 5,158 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00748, -105.03603
Nearest town Mountain View Estates, CO
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River Trail & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 5,054–5,158 ft

Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space

Trailhead: 40.00748, -105.03603

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right onto Sidewinder Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftReach Vista Pointe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.5 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/river-trail-vista-pointe-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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