Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

1. Split Rock–Lucky Boy Vista, 6 sights 0.3 mi away

   Leave by 5:49 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:49 PM
   2. Sunset6:45 PM
   3. Head back7:00 PM
   4. At your car7:27 PM
   5. Dark7:10 PM

   Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.0 mi to the viewpoint · 440 ft climb · 64 min of walking

2. Desert Queen Mine Road–Pine City Trail, 3 sights 0 mi away

   Leave by 5:57 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:57 PM
   2. Sunset6:45 PM
   3. Head back7:00 PM
   4. At your car7:27 PM
   5. Dark7:10 PM

   Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.1 mi to the viewpoint · 60 ft climb · 54 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

3. Pine City Trail 0.5 mi away

   Leave by 6:09 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:09 PM
   2. Sunset6:45 PM
   3. Head back7:00 PM
   4. At your car7:15 PM
   5. Dark7:10 PM

   Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   0.6 mi to the viewpoint · 60 ft climb · 31 min of walking

4. Lucky Boy Vista–Elton Mine, 3 sights 0.3 mi away

   Leave by 5:51 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:51 PM
   2. Sunset6:45 PM
   3. Head back7:00 PM
   4. At your car7:34 PM
   5. Dark7:10 PM

   Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.3 mi to the viewpoint · 110 ft climb · 69 min of walking

5. Queen Valley Trail 2 mi away

   Leave by 6:18 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:18 PM
   2. Sunset6:46 PM
   3. Head back7:01 PM
   4. At your car7:09 PM
   5. Dark7:11 PM

   Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 2 min before dark.

   0.3 mi to the viewpoint · 15 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

6. Geology Tour Road 0 mi away

   Leave by 6:01 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:01 PM
   2. Sunset6:45 PM
   3. Head back7:00 PM
   4. At your car7:25 PM
   5. Dark7:10 PM

   Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.0 mi to the viewpoint · 48 min of walking

7. Surprise Tank–Desert Queen Mine Road, 3 sights 0 mi away

   Leave by 6:19 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:19 PM
   2. Sunset6:45 PM
   3. Head back7:00 PM
   4. At your car7:07 PM
   5. Dark7:10 PM

   Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 4 min before dark.

   0.3 mi to the viewpoint · 12 min of walkingCar visible from the viewpoint

8. Figures on a Landscape–Solid Gold, 5 cliffs 4.1 mi away

   Leave by 5:52 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:52 PM
   2. Sunset6:46 PM
   3. Head back7:01 PM
   4. At your car7:29 PM
   5. Dark7:11 PM

   Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.1 mi to the viewpoint · 200 ft climb · 61 min of walking

9. Hunk Rock - East Face–Pope's Crack, 9 cliffs 4 mi away

   Leave by 6:15 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:15 PM
   2. Sunset6:46 PM
   3. Head back7:01 PM
   4. At your car7:13 PM
   5. Dark7:11 PM

   Back at your car by 7:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   0.4 mi to the viewpoint · 23 min of walking

10. Pope's Crack–Heart and Sole, 4 cliffs 4.4 mi away

    Leave by 6:02 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:02 PM
    2. Sunset6:46 PM
    3. Head back7:01 PM
    4. At your car7:22 PM
    5. Dark7:11 PM

    Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.9 mi to the viewpoint · 90 ft climb · 45 min of walking

11. Chimney Rock–Intersection Rock, 5 cliffs 3.9 mi away

    Leave by 6:12 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:12 PM
    2. Sunset6:46 PM
    3. Head back7:01 PM
    4. At your car7:13 PM
    5. Dark7:11 PM

    Back at your car by 7:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    0.5 mi to the viewpoint · 26 min of walking

12. Beaver Boulder–Hunk Rock - East Face, 4 cliffs 4 mi away

    Leave by 6:16 PM

    1. Leave trailhead6:16 PM
    2. Sunset6:46 PM
    3. Head back7:01 PM
    4. At your car7:10 PM
    5. Dark7:11 PM

    Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 1 min before dark.

    0.3 mi to the viewpoint · 18 min of walking

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