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Skyestone Mountainview Trail via Westminster Hills Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Westminster Hills Open Space near Countryside, CO. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,515 – 5,679 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westminster Hills Trail 39.88814, -105.12934
Nearest town Countryside, CO

Directions

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Skyestone Mountainview Trail via Westminster Hills Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 52 min

Elevation 5,515–5,679 ft

Out & Back · Westminster Hills Open Space

Trailhead: Westminster Hills Trail · 39.88814, -105.12934

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 9% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westminster Hills Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Skyestone Mountainview Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach Skyestone Mountainview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Westminster Hills Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.1 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

40% dirt39% gravel1% paved20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F62°
Feels like83°Precip9%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°67°
Sun 92°64° 18%
Mon 90°74° 41%
Tue 88°69° 24%
Wed 87°66° 27%
Thu 92°69° 27%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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