Mount Evans Wilderness

Rosalie Peak–Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 4,291 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Rosalie Peak–Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Highland Park, CO. The route reaches Rosalie Peak at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 4,291 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,272 – 13,567 ft · steepest grade: 35%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail 39.51056, -105.56752
Nearest town Highland Park, CO

Directions

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Rosalie Peak–Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 4,291 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 9,271–13,566 ft

Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness

Trailhead: Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail · 39.51056, -105.56752

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading W.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, heading W.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Tanglewood Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miReach Rosalie Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.3 miContinue straight onto Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading S.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading E.
  10. 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

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 77°F53°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 75°55° 19%
Sun 76°55° 42%
Mon 71°54° 43%
Tue 72°50° 46%
Wed 72°50° 54%
Thu 74°51° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~258 min). Leave by 2:52 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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