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Roxborough State Park

Carpenter Peak & Carpenter Peak Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Carpenter Peak & Carpenter Peak Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Roxborough State Park near Roxborough, CO. The route reaches Carpenter Peak at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,127 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,080 – 7,169 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail 39.42944, -105.06372
Nearest town Roxborough, CO
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Carpenter Peak & Carpenter Peak Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,079–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Roxborough State Park

Trailhead: Willow Creek Trail · 39.42944, -105.06372

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.6 miReach Carpenter Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.6 miContinue straight onto South Rim Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Carpenter Peak Trail, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Willow Creek Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/carpenter-peak-carpenter-peak-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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