Big South Trail & Peterson Lake Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Big South Trail & Peterson Lake Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Spencer Heights, CO. It climbs 1,051 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi8,947 – 9,607 ft10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Peterson Lake Road 40.55290, -105.78078
Nearest town Spencer Heights, CO
Directions
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Big South Trail & Peterson Lake Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 8,949–9,606 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Peterson Lake Road · 40.55290, -105.78078
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peterson Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Big South Trail, heading N.
- 5.1 miReach Peterson Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.1 miSharp right onto Peterson Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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