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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Vista Pointe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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