Lake Gibraltar–Coney Flats Road, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Lake Gibraltar–Coney Flats Road, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Peaceful Valley, CO. The route reaches Lake Gibraltar at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,783 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Gibraltar–Coney Flats Road, 4 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 9,597–11,154 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Coney Creek Road · 40.13014, -105.57639
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 71°F / low 49° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Coney Flats Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto County Road 92J, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Saint Vrain Glacier Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miReach Lake Gibraltar, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miBear left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Coney Flats Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coney Creek Road Trailhead
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- Coney Non-Motorized Spur via Coney Creek Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 338 ft
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- Saint Vrain Mountain–Coney Flats Road, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,933 ft
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