Independence Peak Viewpoint–Bear Creek Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Independence Peak Viewpoint–Bear Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Pence Park near Kittredge, CO. The route reaches Independence Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 950 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Independence Peak Viewpoint–Bear Creek Trail, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,263–8,238 ft
Out & Back · Pence Park
Trailhead: West Ridge Trail Access · 39.64047, -105.28484
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 57° · precip 8% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on West Ridge Trail Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Independence Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Independence Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Independence Peak Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Independence Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Ridge Trail Access, heading NW.
- 0.1 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from West Ridge Trail Access Trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- Meadow View Trail via Bear Creek Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- West Ridge Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 591 ft
- Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 574 ft
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