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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.

Elevation

0 mi8,330 – 9,082 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunset 2 39.99308, -105.92666
Nearest town Elkdale, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Sunset 2, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 3, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset 2, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.9 miBear right onto Traci's Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cake Walk, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lone Eagle, heading NW.
  19. 1.6 miReach West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.6 miTurn right onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Ballroom Black, heading S.
  25. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear left onto Moga's Mile, heading S.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading S.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cake Walk, heading SE.
  32. 0.8 miSharp right onto Traci's Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SW.
  34. 1.9 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading S.
  35. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunset 2, heading S.
  37. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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