Buchanan Pass Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Buchanan Pass Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Peaceful Valley, CO. It climbs 2,863 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Buchanan Pass Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Elevation 8,644–11,378 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Sourdough Trail · 40.12825, -105.51820
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 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 Sourdough Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Middle Saint Vrain Trail, heading SW.
- 4.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 4.7 miTurn left onto Sourdough Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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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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