Bear Canyon Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,080 – 6,762 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 39.42944, -105.06372
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
Directions
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Bear Canyon Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,079–6,763 ft
Out & Back · Roxborough State Park
Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 39.42944, -105.06372
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 67° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bear Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Bear Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F67°
Feels like81°Precip14%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
86°67°
15%
Sun
88°63°
21%
Mon
88°63°
29%
Tue
86°59°
39%
Wed
80°57°
41%
Thu
88°59°
35%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Willow Creek Trail Trailhead
- Fountain Valley Overlook & Willow Creek Trail 1.5 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- South Rim Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 425 ft
- Lyons Overlook–Fountain Valley Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Carpenter Peak Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Elk Valley Trail via Carpenter Peak Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Elk Valley Trail & Powerline Trail - USFS 800 via Carpenter Peak Trail 6 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft
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