1. Start on Arthur Lakes Lookout, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Arthur Lakes Lookout.
3. 50 ftPass Volcanic Ash Deposit.
4. 50 ftPass Front Range Overlook.
5. 50 ftPass Raptor Track.
6. 50 ftSharp right onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading SE.
7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
8. 150 ftPass Concretion.
9. 50 ftPass Denver Basin Overlook.
10. 450 ftTurn left onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bailout Trail, heading SW.
12. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading SW.
13. 0.1 miBear left onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading SW.
14. 0.4 miBear right onto Will Call Trail, heading S.
15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Trading Post Trail, heading S.
16. 0.1 miPass Trading Post Viewpoint.
17. 0.4 miReach Trading Post Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mount Vernon Creek Trail, heading NW.
19. 0.9 miBear right onto Red Rocks Trail, heading E.
20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bailout Trail, heading N.
21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Rocks Trail, heading N.
22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dakota Ridge Trail, heading NE.
23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Arthur Lakes Lookout, heading S.
24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trading-post-viewpoint-denver-basin-overlook-out-back-12-sights-6-km