Peaks Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It climbs 1,004 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,574 – 10,194 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Barton Creek Loop Trail 39.50685, -106.06435
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO
Directions
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Peaks Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 9,576–10,193 ft
Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve
Trailhead: Barton Creek Loop Trail · 39.50685, -106.06435
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Barton Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Lower Peaks Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Peaks Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Lower Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left onto Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Barton Creek Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 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
67% dirt7% gravel26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM
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