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Peaks Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,800 – 9,994 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peak Seven Timber Road 39.49435, -106.06904
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO

Directions

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Peaks Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 59 min

Elevation 9,799–9,994 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Peak Seven Timber Road · 39.49435, -106.06904

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 14% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Peaks Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Lower Peaks Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

57% dirt42% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F50°
Precip14%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 73°52°
Mon 67°46° 37%
Tue 72°43° 32%
Wed 74°46° 43%
Thu 68°46° 39%
Fri 71°44° 29%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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