Red Buffalo Pass–Eccles Pass, 4 saddles
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,523 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Red Buffalo Pass–Eccles Pass, 4 saddles is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. The route passes Eccles Pass before reaching Red Buffalo Pass at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,523 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Red Buffalo Pass–Eccles Pass, 4 saddles
15.5 mi · ▲ 3,523 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 9,153–11,918 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Ten Mile Road · 39.57591, -106.11420
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 6% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Woodbridge Inn stop 391 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Ten Mile Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Tenmile Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Gore Range Trail, heading W.
- 3.4 miPass Eccles Pass.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gore Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Red Buffalo Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Gore Range Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto North Tenmile Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto North Ten Mile Road, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~271 min). Leave by 2:40 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Woodbridge Inn stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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