Red Deer Lake–Red Deer Cutoff Trail, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,624 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Red Deer Lake–Red Deer Cutoff Trail, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. The route reaches Red Deer Lake at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 4,624 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Red Deer Lake–Red Deer Cutoff Trail, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,624 ft · 7 hr 11 min
Elevation 8,954–11,378 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Saint Vrain Mountain Trail · 40.17429, -105.53341
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 20% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 6.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Deer Cutoff Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Red Deer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 6.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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