STANDALONE TRAIL MAP
TRAIL INFORMATION
Details
| Status: | Open |
| Difficulty: | Advanced |
| Uses: | Mt Biking & Hiking & Equestrian & eBikes |
| Length: | 0.8 miles |
| Start: | 5,321' |
| End: | 5,353' |
| Min: | 5,321' |
| Max: | 5,527' |
| Gain: | 343' |
| Loss: | -322' |
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Trailhead Forecast
Description / Access Information
Vue 1.0 Trail:A shorter trail that offers up some nice views. Approaching the trail from the "town" side of things (off of the Bullion Connector Trail) is the easiest way to go. This means heading from the southwest end of the trail to the northeast. On the "closer-to-town" side of the trail it climbs at an average grade of approx. 7%. But at the tippy-top of the climb, the grade steepens a great deal, to 18% for the last 250' to the summit. Cresting over the other side, the trail is even steeper, so turn around if you don't like such steep descents. Regarding the slope of the more distant side of the trail - it has an average grade of 14% overall, with short sections that reach a maximum grade of 20%.
You can take in the view from Vue 1.0 Trail while not dealing with anything too steep by using the trail as an out-and-back trip. Approach it from the Muldoon Connector Trail and when things get too-steep, which is at about the point where the view gets good, turn-around and head back down toward town.
Directions to trails in Slaughterhouse: From Main Street/Hwy 75 in Bellevue, travel east on one of the city streets (Elm Street works) to 8th Street. Follow 8th Street north to Slaughterhouse Canyon Road on the right. (Slaughterhouse Canyon Rd. and 8th St. intersect near O'Donnell Park.) Turn right/east on Slaughterhouse Canyon Road. Once you get past the park, and just past Parkside Dr., there is a small parking area on the right. It can accommodate a couple of vehicles, but it's a tight space. The trails are visible from this small parking lot. Access the trails by traveling on nearby subdivision streets to reach the low, western end of Belle Trail, which is near the end of Sunrise Ranch Street. Head up Belle Trail and through a few turns to reach an intersection of trails where you can stay on Belle, or get on either Vue 1.0 Trail, or the Muldoon Connector Trail. Other parking options may be available at street-side locations around O'Donnell Park. There are also places to park out the canyon, but some of those locations may not have the most convenient and direct accesses to the trails.
