Wildwood Glade–HiLo Trees, 8 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. The route passes HiLo Trees before reaching Wildwood Glade at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 2,093 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,108 – 11,182 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ute Trail 39.88542, -105.76347
Nearest town Winter Park, CO
Directions
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Wildwood Glade–HiLo Trees, 8 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 2,093 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 9,109–11,180 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Ute Trail · 39.88542, -105.76347
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Winter Park Resort - Lower Circle stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ute Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Upper Boulevard, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shy Ann, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Upper Green World, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Upper Green World, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Roof of the Rockies, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass HiLo Trees.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Icarus, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Wildwood Glade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Upper Roof of the Rockies, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Green World, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Lower Roof of the Rockies, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Upper Green World, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shy Ann, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Upper Boulevard, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ute Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 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
51% dirt49% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 74°F45°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity42%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
73°52°
21%
Sun
79°53°
51%
Mon
67°52°
38%
Tue
74°49°
31%
Wed
75°51°
41%
Thu
73°52°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Winter Park Resort - Lower Circle stop 195 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ute Trail Trailhead
- Boot Camp–Lower Boulevard, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 563 ft
- Search and Seizure–Upper Boulevard, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft
- Lower Roof of the Rockies–Shy Ann, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,747 ft
- Double Jeopardy–Rainmaker, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,742 ft
- Green World–Rainmaker, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,688 ft
- Green World–Happy Camper, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,888 ft
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