Independence Peak Viewpoint–Bear Creek Trail, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Independence Peak Viewpoint–Bear Creek Trail, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Pence Park near Kittredge, CO. The route reaches Independence Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,421 ft, with sections as steep as 23% 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, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,421 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,768–8,238 ft
Out & Back · Pence Park
Trailhead: 39.65427, -105.28699
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 58° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Meadow View Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Independence Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Independence Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Meadow View Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Meadow View Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 3 mi · ▲ 282 ft
- Panorama Point via Bear Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Meadow View Loop & Panorama Point via Bear Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 631 ft
- Meadow View Trail–Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft
- Bear Creek Trail & Meadow View Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 944 ft
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