“A short lollipop with some nice views that you can hike any time of the year.”
— Kristen Arendt
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Features
Birding · Fall Colors · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife
Description
Head northeast out of the parking area on a short, steep trail until you hit the
Little Thompson Overlook Trail split at about 1/2 mile. Turn right and cross the
Indian Mesa Trail to continue on the Eagle Wind Trail.
Ascend another 1/2 mile on varying smooth and rocky singletrack. When you come to the Eagle Wind Loop, you can choose to hike in either direction. You'll head through pleasant wildflower-covered meadows. Along the way, there are benches and interpretive signs explaining the flora, fauna and history of the area.
The trail levels out a bit on top of the mesa and offers views of the Front Range, Continental Divide, and Eastern Plains. There is a brief section with views of Meeker, Longs, and the Twin Sisters Mountains.
Flora & Fauna
Mule deer and coyotes. Birds such as magpies, meadowlarks, robins, bluebirds, sparrows, wrens, and hawks. Rattlesnakes in the summer.
A great variety of plants with the highlights being prickly poppies, locoweed, asters, larkspur, coral bells, and sage. Some ponderosa pine and juniper up on the hillside.
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