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Caribou Pass–Devils Thumb Pass, 5 saddles is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route passes Rollins Pass and Devils Thumb Pass before reaching Caribou Pass at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 5,036 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi11,657 – 12,917 ft · steepest grade: 45%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boulder Wagon Road 39.93310, -105.68105
Nearest town East Portal, CO

Directions

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Caribou Pass–Devils Thumb Pass, 5 saddles

14.6 mi · ▲ 5,036 ft · 7 hr 23 min

Elevation 11,657–12,916 ft

Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: Boulder Wagon Road · 39.93310, -105.68105

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 60°F / low 38° · precip 28% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Rollins Pass Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Rollins Pass.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miBear right onto Mount Jasper South Route, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Devils Thumb Pass.
  10. 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miReach Caribou Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 3.5 miBear left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 2 miSharp right onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading S.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading E.
  19. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 60°F38°
Precip28%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°35° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 18% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 58°41° 17%
Sun 69°44° 55%
Mon 59°42° 42%
Tue 65°39° 32%
Wed 66°41° 40%
Thu 64°42° 44%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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