Little Blue Lake–Beaver Creek Trail, 3 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 5,564 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Little Blue Lake–Beaver Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Peaceful Valley, CO. The route reaches Little Blue Lake at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 5,564 ft, with sections as steep as 66% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Blue Lake–Beaver Creek Trail, 3 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 5,564 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Elevation 9,781–13,214 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 on Coney Creek Road, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Mount Audubon Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Little Blue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto Coney Creek Road, heading NW.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~225 min). Leave by 3:26 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Coney Creek Road Trailhead
- Beaver Creek Trail–Coney Flats Road Loop, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 818 ft
- Coney Non-Motorized Spur via Coney Creek Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Coney Lake–Beaver Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 886 ft
- Beaver Creek Trail–Coney Flats Road Loop, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 838 ft
- Saint Vrain Mountain–Coney Flats Road, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,933 ft
- Beaver Reservoir–Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail, 5 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
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