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.

Elevation

0 mi9,387 – 11,726 ft · steepest grade: 31%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Royal Buffalo Trail 39.62001, -106.10404
Nearest town Silverthorne, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Royal Buffalo Trail, heading N.
  2. 500 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Ormes Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Leopold Trail, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miBear left onto Gore Range Trail, heading NW.
  9. 4.1 miSharp right onto Gore Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miReach Red Buffalo Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp left onto Gore Range Trail, heading SE.
  12. 4.1 miBear right onto Mesa Cortina Trail, heading E.
  13. 1.4 miBear left onto Leopold Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Ormes Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Royal Buffalo Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F43°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 74°48°
Sun 78°50° 39%
Mon 66°49° 37%
Tue 73°45° 19%
Wed 76°47° 38%
Thu 75°48° 42%

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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Timber Ridge stop 118 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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