Vista Ridge Community Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Vista Ridge Community Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Mountain View Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vista Ridge Community Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 5,144–5,287 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.00748, -105.03603
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Community Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Vista Ridge Community Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Vista Ridge Community Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Community Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Community Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- River Trail & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Green Mill Road & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Grandview Trail & Vista Pointe Trail via Coal Creek Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Coal Creek Trail & Vista Pointe Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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