Arapaho National Forest

Parkview Pass & Willow Creek Pass

4 mi · ▲ 931 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Parkview Pass & Willow Creek Pass is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Old Homestead, CO. The route passes Willow Creek Pass before reaching Parkview Pass at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 931 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,607 – 10,493 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ruby Mountain Trail 40.34968, -106.09009
Nearest town Old Homestead, CO

Directions

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Parkview Pass & Willow Creek Pass

4 mi · ▲ 931 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 9,608–10,493 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Ruby Mountain Trail · 40.34968, -106.09009

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Willow Creek Pass.
  3. 2 miReach Parkview Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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