Meadow Mountain via Buchanan Pass Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,297 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Meadow Mountain via Buchanan Pass Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Peaceful Valley, CO. The route reaches Meadow Mountain at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,297 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Meadow Mountain via Buchanan Pass Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 3,297 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Elevation 8,706–11,649 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: County Road 92J · 40.12999, -105.52421
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 55° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on County Road 92J, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Middle Saint Vrain Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Meadow Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 4.3 miContinue straight onto County Road 92J, heading E.
- 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from County Road 92J Trailhead
- Sourdough Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Middle Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Beaver Bog via Sourdough Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft
- Buchanan Pass Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
- Buchanan Pass Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft
- Buchanan Pass Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
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