Scenic View Viewpoint–Evergreen Mtn East Trail, 7 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Scenic View Viewpoint–Evergreen Mtn East Trail, 7 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Wah Keeney Park, CO. The route reaches Scenic View Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,952 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scenic View Viewpoint–Evergreen Mtn East Trail, 7 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,952 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 7,090–8,455 ft
Out & Back · Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
Trailhead: Pioneer Trail · 39.65086, -105.34384
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Stagecoach Boulevard stop 237 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pioneer Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Dedisse, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Sunnyside Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Hidden Fawn Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sisters Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Midden Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lois Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Midden Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lois Lane Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Wilmot Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Scenic View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Scenic View Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Summit Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Wilmot Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lois Lane Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Midden Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lois Lane Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Midden Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Evergreen Mtn East Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Hidden Fawn Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Sunnyside Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Dedisse Park Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pioneer Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 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 5.9 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 4:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Highway 74 & Stagecoach Boulevard stop 237 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pioneer Trail Trailhead
- Pioneer Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 378 ft
- Evergreen Lake & Pioneer Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Dedisse Trail & Pioneer Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- Pioneer Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 683 ft
- Dedisse Trail–Pioneer Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 606 ft
- Sunnyside Trail & Wilmot Trail via Pioneer Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 963 ft
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