Vista Pointe Open Space

Vista Pointe Trail via Vista Ridge Community Trail

4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Vista Pointe Trail via Vista Ridge Community Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Mountain View Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,069 – 5,246 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00077, -105.02253
Nearest town Mountain View Estates, CO

Directions

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Vista Pointe Trail via Vista Ridge Community Trail

4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,070–5,246 ft

Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space

Trailhead: 40.00077, -105.02253

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Vista Pointe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 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% paved

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 93°F58°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 93°63° 27%
Mon 90°69° 32%
Tue 89°65° 23%
Wed 88°61° 23%
Thu 94°61° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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