West Peak–Cake Walk, 8 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches West Peak at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 1,749 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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West Peak–Cake Walk, 8 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 8,331–9,082 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sunset 2 · 39.99308, -105.92666
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sunset 2, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 3, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset 2, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Traci's Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cake Walk, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lone Eagle, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ballroom Black, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Moga's Mile, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cake Walk, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Traci's Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset 2, heading S.
- 250 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~195 min). Leave by 3:56 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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