Bowen Pass–Blue Ridge Trail, 5 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,346 ft · 6 hr 22 min
Bowen Pass–Blue Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Gaskil, CO. The route reaches Bowen Pass at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 3,346 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bowen Pass–Blue Ridge Trail, 5 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,346 ft · 6 hr 22 min
Elevation 10,371–12,203 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: North Supply Trailhead · 40.30014, -105.91971
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Supply Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Wolverine Trail, Continental Divide Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Cascade Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miPass Bowen Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ruby Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Bowen Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cascade Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 3.5 miBear right onto Wolverine Trail, Continental Divide Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto North Supply Loop, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Supply Trailhead Trailhead
- Blue Ridge Trail & North Supply Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- Gilsonite Road–North Supply Loop, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,024 ft
- Burn Trail–North Supply Loop, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft
- Eagles Perch Trail–Middle Supply Trail, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,082 ft
- After Burn Trail–Middle Supply Trail, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,323 ft
- Blue Lake–Blue Lake Trail, 6 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,152 ft
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