Caribou Pass & Arapaho Pass Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Caribou Pass. It climbs 5,422 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,138 – 12,839 ft · steepest grade: 48%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail 39.99517, -105.63429
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Caribou Pass & Arapaho Pass Trail
13.6 mi · ▲ 5,422 ft · 7 hr 15 min
Elevation 10,138–12,837 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail · 39.99517, -105.63429
Weather Sep 5: Rain, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Arapaho Pass Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Caribou Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Caribou Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach Caribou Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn right onto Arapaho Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 2 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% other28% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 67°F52°
Precip11%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
65°50°
39%
Mon
66°46°
32%
Tue
70°44°
28%
Wed
72°47°
39%
Thu
69°45°
34%
Fri
69°44°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~174 min). Leave by 4:15 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Arapaho Pass Trail Trailhead
- Diamond Lake & Arapaho Pass Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft
- 4th of July Road & Arapaho Pass Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft
- Arapaho Pass & Arapaho Pass Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft
- Old Baldy–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,886 ft
- North Arapaho Peak–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 4 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 3,691 ft
- Lake Dorothy & Arapaho Pass Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 3,914 ft
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