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Caribou Lake & Arapaho Pass Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Caribou Lake at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 4,867 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,138 – 12,839 ft · steepest grade: 53%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail 39.99517, -105.63429
Nearest town Eldora, CO

Directions

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Caribou Lake & Arapaho Pass Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 4,867 ft · 6 hr 54 min

Elevation 10,138–12,837 ft

Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail · 39.99517, -105.63429

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 23% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Arapaho Pass Trail, heading E.
  2. 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Caribou Pass Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.6 miReach Caribou Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 2 miTurn right onto Arapaho Pass Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.9 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

29% other27% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 68°F49°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity53%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 67°48° 17%
Sun 72°52° 56%
Mon 66°47° 43%
Tue 68°45° 32%
Wed 69°46° 39%
Thu 69°47° 43%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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