Red Buffalo Pass–Gore Creek Trail, 5 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft · 6 hr
Red Buffalo Pass–Gore Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Silverthorne, CO. The route reaches Red Buffalo Pass at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,786 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Buffalo Pass–Gore Creek Trail, 5 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft · 6 hr
Elevation 9,387–11,726 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Royal Buffalo Trail · 39.62001, -106.10404
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 43° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 118 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Royal Buffalo Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Ormes Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Leopold Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading NW.
- 4.1 miSharp right onto Gore Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Leopold Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ormes Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Royal Buffalo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 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 6.8 mi in (~233 min). Leave by 3:20 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 118 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Royal Buffalo Trail Trailhead
- Leopold Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Lower Salt Lick Trail–Nah-Oon-Kara Trail Loop, 7 sights 4 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Lower Salt Lick Trail–Ryan Creek Trail, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Ormes Trail–Royal Buffalo Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 753 ft
- Nah-Oon-Kara Trail–Ryan Creek Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 728 ft
- Sacred Buffalo–Buffalo Mountain Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 3,177 ft
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