West Peak & Lone Eagle is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches West Peak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 773 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,330 – 9,105 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ballroom Black 40.04413, -105.90591
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
Directions
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West Peak & Lone Eagle
4.8 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 8,331–9,105 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ballroom Black · 40.04413, -105.90591
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lone Eagle, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Lone Eagle Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftReach West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lone Eagle, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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