Name: Lookout Mountain Trail
Rating: 3.5

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An easy connector trail between Chimney Gulch and Apex Trail (both good trails worth linking together) that mostly parallels the road.

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Land Manager: Jefferson County, CO - Open Space Dept.

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Ben Pontecorvo

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Trail Ratings

3.5 from 23 votes

#2

in Windy Saddle Park

#8607

Overall

3.5 from 23 votes

5 Star		9%
4 Star		39%
3 Star		43%
2 Star		9%
1 Star		0%

Trail Rankings

#2

in Windy Saddle Park

#659

in Colorado

#8,607

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We like to watch the wildlife, and they like to watch us! Frequent deer and elk sightings, depending on time of day you may also see fox and other critters!

Jun 18, 2021 near Golden, CO

Jul 24, 2019 near Golden, CO

A pleasant winter day on Lookout Mountain.

Feb 19, 2015 near Golden, CO

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Feb 23, 2025

Kayla Knoll

Jan 18, 2024

Kyle Tilev

Aug 18, 2022

Ryan Bowman

Feb 19, 2022

Matt Culpepper

From Windy Saddle to Buffalo Bill's Grave. Snow hike w/trax (3/500) 3mi

Feb 14, 2021

Mike Williams

Jan 23, 2021

Michelle Williams

Nice trail up to lookout mountain. We did it in combo with Apex and Enchanted Forest trails to make it longer. Lots of beautiful wooded areas. 8mi — 3h 38m

Dec 20, 2020

L G

With Chris, did with Chimney Gulch

Aug 3, 2020

Amy Navvab

The first mile has a lot of shade. The trail gets flat near the nature center and follows along the road, took the meadow loop instead 4mi

Mar 18, 2020

Matt Kohn

4.7mi

Mar 14, 2020

Shelby Goacher

Aug 10, 2019

Will Richter

May 18, 2019

Private User

Mar 24, 2019

Angela Roxworthy

Feb 24, 2019

Private User

Feb 12, 2019

Ashley Barron

Nov 25, 2018

Lily Douglas

only hiked from Windy Saddle to the nature preserve. nice trail with views.

Sep 22, 2018

Jordan Wellington

Aug 29, 2018

Mason LeGrange

Aug 10, 2018

Bradyn Fedak

2.5mi

Jul 10, 2018

Ava Cecil

May 31, 2018

Dan Vogel

Whole family!! 2.5mi — 2h 00m

Feb 18, 2018

Sherilyn Guerrero

Feb 17, 2018

Emily H

Jan 1, 2018

Liana Major

We did an out and back with Gracie. We stopped before the road area. Need to return to do the full thing. 2mi

Jan 1, 2018

Charlie Major

Dec 28, 2017

Jeni Umble

Oct 15, 2017

Judah Hernandez

Jul 3, 2017

Jen Paulus

Uphill to lookout mountain. Options to extend to Buffalo Bill area and other trails at top of mountains. Views of valley. Some views of FR at top. 6mi

Mar 26, 2017

Nick Murray

The trail is beautiful until you get to the Lookout Mountain Nature. Then you are just walking along the side of the road. Suggest just turning around

Mar 26, 2017

Megan Monte

Mar 22, 2017

Carlee Jones

2mi

Mar 2, 2017

Jennifer Jacobsen

With Brian 2.5mi

Mar 2, 2017

Brian Rempel

2.5mi

Feb 18, 2017

Matt Adamski

Grayce's first hike!

Oct 9, 2016

Jaclyn Broesel

Jun 21, 2016

Tatum Byhre

Jul 28, 2014

Kenzie Ratterree

Jul 19, 2014

Valerie Norton

https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2014/07/lookout-mountain.html

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Lookout Mountain Trail

“Connector trail between Chimney Gulch and Apex Trail. ”

2.5

4.0

Point to Point

7,545' 2,300 m

6,895' 2,102 m

735' 224 m

135' 41 m

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