Tiger Rock–Talent Scout, 12 rocks is a 4-mile out-and-back in Maxwell Natural Area near Mountain View, CO. The route passes Dixon Reservoir Beach, Exit Wall, Tiger Rock and 6 more before reaching Talent Scout at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 585 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,164 – 5,656 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55610, -105.13963
Nearest town Mountain View, CO
Directions
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Tiger Rock–Talent Scout, 12 rocks
4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 5,164–5,657 ft
Out & Back · Maxwell Natural Area
Trailhead: 40.55610, -105.13963
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Dixon Reservoir Beach.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop), heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Foothills Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Exit Wall.
- 50 ftPass Horsetooth Reservoir.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bolt Wall.
- 50 ftPass Ship's Prow.
- 50 ftPass Eliminator Boulder.
- 50 ftPass Meditation Boulder.
- 50 ftPass Punk Rock.
- 50 ftPass Talent Scout.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Access Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Tiger Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Foothills Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Foothills Trail (Maxwell Loop), heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F68°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
90°64°
Mon
90°74°
15%
Tue
89°69°
15%
Wed
91°69°
15%
Thu
86°71°
18%
Fri
94°68°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Nipple Wall–North Slab, 6 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- College Lake & Dixon Reservoir Beach via Foothills Trail 4 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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