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.
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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
- Start on Rollins Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rollins Pass.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Mount Jasper South Route, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Devils Thumb Pass.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Caribou Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 3.5 miBear left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 2 miSharp right onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading E.
- 400 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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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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Boulder Wagon Road Trailhead
- Beacon Peak via Rollins Pass Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Beacon Peak–Rollins Pass, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Boulder Wagon Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Rollins Pass Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Needle Eye Bypass Trail & Rollins Pass Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
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