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Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Peaks Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Peaks Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Peak Seven West, CO. It climbs 509 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,715 – 10,135 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boec Road 39.48357, -106.07076
Nearest town Peak Seven West, CO
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Directions

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Peaks Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 509 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 9,716–10,135 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Boec Road · 39.48357, -106.07076

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Peak 7 stop 417 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Game Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Boec Road, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Digger, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Baby Doe, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftBear left onto Cool Whip, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shock Hill, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cool Whip, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Baby Doe, heading SW.
  21. 450 ftTurn left onto Gold Digger, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Boec Road, heading W.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Game Trail, heading SW.
  34. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peaks-trail-out-back-6-km-26ee

Trail surface

48% dirt47% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 71°49° 20%
Sun 76°50° 28%
Mon 64°48° 41%
Tue 70°43° 22%
Wed 74°46° 42%
Thu 73°47° 45%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Peak 7 stop 417 m from the trailhead

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