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Comanche Peak Wilderness

Peterson Lake–Corral Creek Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Peterson Lake–Corral Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route reaches Peterson Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 987 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,472 – 10,040 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Corral Creek Trail 40.51794, -105.77063
Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO
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Peterson Lake–Corral Creek Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 987 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 9,473–10,039 ft

Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Corral Creek Trail · 40.51794, -105.77063

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Corral Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Big South Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Peterson Lake Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Peterson Lake Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Peterson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peterson Lake Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Big South Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.9 miBear right onto Corral Creek Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miArrive 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/peterson-lake-corral-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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