Red Buffalo Pass–Gore Creek Trail, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,261 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Red Buffalo Pass–Gore Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. The route reaches Red Buffalo Pass at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 3,261 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Buffalo Pass–Gore Creek Trail, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,261 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 8,753–11,726 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.63271, -106.07807
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Silverthorne Transfer Station stop 285 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading NW.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto Gore Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Red Buffalo Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SE.
- 4.1 miBear right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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 7.4 mi in (~269 min). Leave by 2:40 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Silverthorne Transfer Station stop 285 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mesa Cortina Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 3 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Leopold Trail via Mesa Cortina Trail 4 mi · ▲ 847 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 904 ft
- Mesa Cortina Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 904 ft
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