Ptarmigan Pass Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 2,517 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Ptarmigan Pass Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Dillon, CO. It climbs 2,517 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ptarmigan Pass Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 2,517 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 9,085–11,506 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ptarmigan Peak Trailhead · 39.63515, -106.05347
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Deer Path stop 219 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ptarmigan Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ptarmigan Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Ptarmigan Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Deer Path stop 219 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ptarmigan Peak Trailhead Trailhead
- Ptarmigan Loop Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 905 ft
- Ptarmigan Pass Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft
- Blue River Ranch Lakes–Angler Mountain Trail, 3 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft
- Ptarmigan Peak & Ptarmigan Peak Trail via Ptarmigan Pass Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 3,496 ft
- Ptarmigan Pass Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 3,659 ft
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