Arapaho National Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi8,639 – 11,228 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Guard Station Trailhead 39.61999, -105.51021
Nearest town Blue Valley, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Lost Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek trail 41, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 3.9 miSharp right onto Cub Creek, heading N.
  5. 2 miReach Lost Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miSharp left onto Lost Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek trail 41, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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