Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

Scenic View Viewpoint–Evergreen Mtn East Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Scenic View Viewpoint–Evergreen Mtn East Trail, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Sprucedale, CO. The route reaches Scenic View Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 908 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,579 – 8,455 ft · steepest grade: 49%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lois Lane Trail 39.61003, -105.34599
Nearest town Sprucedale, CO

Directions

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Scenic View Viewpoint–Evergreen Mtn East Trail, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 908 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 7,580–8,455 ft

Out & Back · Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

Trailhead: Lois Lane Trail · 39.61003, -105.34599

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Lois Lane Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wilmot Canyon Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Scenic View Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Scenic View Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Wilmot Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lois Lane Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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