James Peak Protection Area

Idlewild Trail–Mf Ranch Creek, 3 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Idlewild Trail–Mf Ranch Creek, 3 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 866 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,019 – 9,699 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mf Ranch Creek 39.92913, -105.73519
Nearest town Winter Park, CO

Directions

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Idlewild Trail–Mf Ranch Creek, 3 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 9,020–9,699 ft

Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area

Trailhead: Mf Ranch Creek · 39.92913, -105.73519

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mf Ranch Creek, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Broken Thumb, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Fork Loop, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left onto Idlewild Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Winterwoods Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach Mf Ranch Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Idlewild Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left onto South Fork Loop, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Twisted Ankle Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miSharp left onto Mf Ranch Creek, heading E.
  15. 0.5 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

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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