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Indian Peaks Wilderness

County Road 92J–Rock Creek Road, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,523 ft · 7 hr 22 min

County Road 92J–Rock Creek Road, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. It climbs 4,523 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,675 – 11,379 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Creek Road 40.17399, -105.52712
Nearest town Allenspark, CO
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County Road 92J–Rock Creek Road, 3 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,523 ft · 7 hr 22 min

Elevation 8,676–11,378 ft

Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: Rock Creek Road · 40.17399, -105.52712

Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Rock Creek Road, heading S.
  2. 2.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 2.3 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.6 miTurn left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach Rock Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.6 miTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 2.3 miBear right onto Rock Creek Road, heading NE.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/county-road-92j-rock-creek-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 74°F60°
Precip8%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 72°53° 32%
Mon 75°53° 21%
Tue 78°51° 30%
Wed 79°53° 35%
Thu 75°53° 33%
Fri 77°50° 28%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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