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Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Pence Miller Viewpoint–Burro Trail, 7 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,914 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Pence Miller Viewpoint–Burro Trail, 7 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Breckenridge, CO. The route reaches Pence Miller Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,914 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,738 – 10,575 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.46622, -106.05042
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Directions

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Pence Miller Viewpoint–Burro Trail, 7 sights

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,914 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 9,738–10,575 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: 39.46622, -106.05042

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 47° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Now Colorado stop 465 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftBear left onto Burro Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Falcon Chair Road, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Falcon Chair Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lehman Trail, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftBear right onto Wanderer, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lehman Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peak Nine Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto Peak 10 Road, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Swinger Exit, heading E.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading E.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Swinger, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading E.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Game Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Boec Road, heading N.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Digger, heading S.
  38. 150 ftTurn right onto Baby Doe, heading SW.
  39. 450 ftBear left onto Cool Whip, heading S.
  40. 200 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto Shock Hill, heading NE.
  43. 0.1 miReach Pence Miller Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading N.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cool Whip, heading NE.
  47. 200 ftBear right onto Baby Doe, heading E.
  48. 450 ftTurn left onto Gold Digger, heading E.
  49. 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading E.
  50. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading SW.
  51. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading SW.
  52. 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  54. 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading SW.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading SW.
  56. 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
  57. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  58. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Boec Road, heading NE.
  60. 150 ftTurn right onto Game Trail, heading NE.
  61. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  62. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SW.
  63. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swinger, heading SW.
  64. 150 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SW.
  65. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Swinger Exit, heading S.
  66. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SW.
  67. 0.1 miSharp right onto Sawmill, heading S.
  68. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  69. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  70. 0.3 miBear left onto Peak Nine Road, heading SE.
  71. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lehman Trail, heading W.
  72. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading SW.
  73. 100 ftBear left onto Lehman Trail, heading SW.
  74. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading S.
  75. 50 ftContinue straight onto Falcon Chair Road, heading S.
  76. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading E.
  77. 250 ftContinue straight onto Falcon Chair Road, heading SE.
  78. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wanderer, heading SW.
  79. 0.5 miTurn left onto Burro Trail, heading E.
  80. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  81. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  82. 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/pence-miller-viewpoint-burro-trail-out-back-7-sights-15-km

Trail surface

43% gravel22% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F47°
Precip13%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 74°48°
Mon 67°48° 38%
Tue 72°45° 33%
Wed 74°48° 44%
Thu 68°48° 39%
Fri 71°46° 29%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Now Colorado stop 465 m from the trailhead

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