Cub Creek–Indian Creek trail 41, 3 sights
14 mi · ▲ 4,169 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Cub Creek–Indian Creek trail 41, 3 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Blue Valley, CO. It climbs 4,169 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cub Creek–Indian Creek trail 41, 3 sights
14 mi · ▲ 4,169 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Elevation 8,640–11,227 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Bear Creek Guard Station Trailhead · 39.61999, -105.51021
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek trail 41, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.9 miSharp right onto Cub Creek, heading N.
- 2 miReach Lost Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left onto Lost Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek trail 41, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miArrive 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bear Creek Guard Station Trailhead Trailhead
- Indian Creek trail 41 & Lost Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft
- Indian Creek trail 41–Indian Creek trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,789 ft
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