Wagon Viewpoint & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Daniels Park near McArthur Ranch, CO. The route reaches Wagon Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,296 – 6,592 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East/West Regional Trail 39.50422, -104.94136
Nearest town McArthur Ranch, CO
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Wagon Viewpoint & Daniels Park Regional Trail via East/West Regional Trail
5 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 6,297–6,592 ft
Out & Back · Daniels Park
Trailhead: East/West Regional Trail · 39.50422, -104.94136
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East/West Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wagon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Wagon Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Daniels Park Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 1 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
57% gravel42% dirt1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 89°F62°
Feels like80°Precip8%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
87°66°
Sun
89°59°
34%
Mon
87°70°
28%
Tue
85°62°
33%
Wed
84°62°
36%
Thu
88°63°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East/West Regional Trail Trailhead
- East/West Regional Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Highlands Point & Longhorn Ledge via East/West Regional Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- East/West Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 255 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near McArthur Ranch, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near McArthur Ranch, Colorado