Brainard Lake–Brainard Lake Cutoff Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 1.7-mile loop in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route reaches Brainard Lake. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi10,289 – 10,466 ft1.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brainard Lake Road 40.07847, -105.57258
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Brainard Lake–Brainard Lake Cutoff Trail Loop, 4 sights
1.7 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 40 min
Elevation 10,291–10,468 ft
Loop · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Brainard Lake Road · 40.07847, -105.57258
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 24% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brainard Lake Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Brainard Lake.
- 150 ftBear right onto Brainard Lake Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto CMC Brainard Snowshoe trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto CMC Cabin Cutoff, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Lake Trailhead Connector Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto South Saint Vrain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Brainard Lake Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Brainard Lake Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% paved
Weather
RainTemperature 70°F48°
Precip24%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity47%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
68°48°
Sun
72°51°
52%
Mon
65°48°
40%
Tue
68°44°
29%
Wed
69°46°
35%
Thu
70°47°
40%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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