Vista Pointe Trail & Vista Ridge Community Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Vista Pointe Trail & Vista Ridge Community Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Vista Pointe Open Space near Lafayette, CO. It is mostly level, with 244 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 & Vista Ridge Community Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 5,065–5,297 ft
Out & Back · Vista Pointe Open Space
Trailhead: 40.00658, -105.05659
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 57° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miReach Vista Pointe Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Vista Pointe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Anthem Trail & Coal Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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- Coal Creek Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 61 ft
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