Big South Trail & Corral Creek Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,017 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Big South Trail & Corral Creek Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 3,017 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big South Trail & Corral Creek Trail
15.4 mi · ▲ 3,017 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Elevation 9,303–11,133 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Corral Creek Trail · 40.51794, -105.77063
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Corral Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Big South Trail, heading NE.
- 3.5 miSharp right onto Flowers Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miReach Corral Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miSharp left onto Big South Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miBear right onto Corral Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~229 min). Leave by 3:23 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Corral Creek Trail Trailhead
- Corral Creek Trail & Poudre Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Peterson Lake–Corral Creek Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 987 ft
- Chapin Creek Trail–Corral Creek Trail, 4 sights 12 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Mirror Lake–Cascade Creek, 5 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft
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