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Arapaho National Forest

Blizzard Pass Trail–Eagles Perch Trail, 4 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Blizzard Pass Trail–Eagles Perch Trail, 4 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Grand Lake, CO. It climbs 1,839 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,895 – 9,659 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail 40.22535, -105.89249
Nearest town Grand Lake, CO
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Blizzard Pass Trail–Eagles Perch Trail, 4 sights

10.4 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 8,896–9,658 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail · 40.22535, -105.89249

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, heading N.
  2. 500 ftSharp right onto Soda Pass Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left onto Blizzard Pass Trail, heading NW.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left onto Eagles Perch Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Supply Creek Lower Road, heading S.
  7. 2.5 miTurn right onto Soda Pass Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.9 miSharp left onto Spruce ‘Em Up Jack Trail, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blizzard-pass-trail-eagles-perch-trail-out-back-4-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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