Contact Info
3170 East Main Street
Cañon City, CO 81212
- Phone:
- 719-269-8500
Basics
- Length:
- 12 miles
- Difficulty:
- Difficult
- Time:
- 8 - 9 hours
- Trailhead Elevation:
- 8400 feet
- Elevation Range:
- 8400 feet to 9800 feet
- Elevation Change:
- 1400 feet
- Season:
- Summer to Fall
Description
This trail has splendid views of the plains to the North, Wet Mountains, and Greenhorn Mountains.
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Map + Directions
Basic Directions
County Rd. 360 from LaVeta can access this Trail. Travel 6 miles to Wahatoya Trail sign, turn right and travel 2 more miles “ if you have 4x4,” otherwise its a walk to intersection of trail and dead end of road. Trail is 1 ½ miles to saddle of the Spanish Peaks. Trail will continue down the backside of the saddle for 2 miles to Forest Service cabin and then West for 4 miles to the intersection of the Apishapa Trail #1324. This 4 mi. is currently under construction .
Once at intersection of trail #1324, one my travel west to intersection of Trail #1392,” West Peak Trail “ Then left to return to County rd. #46, 1 ½ mi. or right to timber line or summit of West Peak 1 ½ mi. Other option at intersection of trail #1324 and # 1304 is to turn back left and travel 1 ½ mi. to county #46.
