Peacock Pool–Boulder Brook Trail, 3 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 4,004 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Peacock Pool–Boulder Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches Peacock Pool at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 4,004 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Peacock Pool–Boulder Brook Trail, 3 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 4,004 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 8,799–12,089 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass Trailhead · 40.32013, -105.62008
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 296 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Longs Peak Trail, heading S.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto East Longs Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Chasm Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Peacock Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto East Longs Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto North Longs Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miTurn right onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 296 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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