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View from Point Lookout Trail – Point Lookout loop from Prater Ridge Trailhead

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United States
Colorado
Montezuma County

View from Point Lookout Trail – Point Lookout loop from Prater Ridge Trailhead

Moderate

3.3

(8)

69

hikers

View from Point Lookout Trail – Point Lookout loop from Prater Ridge Trailhead

02:12

7.47km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Mesa Verde National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

1.12 km

Knife Edge Trailhead

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2

2.40 km

View from Point Lookout Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Point Lookout Trail is one of your first hiking options once you pull into Mesa Verde National Park. The trail heads up a pretty steep hillside, but it's not …

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3.76 km

Point Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

Point Lookout is a well-known formation that towers above the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park. The moderately challenging Point Lookout Trail takes hikers to the viewpoint, which gives superb views of the San Juan and La Plata Mountains.

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7.47 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.35 km

3.24 km

865 m

Surfaces

3.33 km

3.24 km

594 m

272 m

< 100 m

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Friday 26 June

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