Red Deer Lake–Beaver Reservoir, 7 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Red Deer Lake–Beaver Reservoir, 7 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Peaceful Valley, CO. The route passes Beaver Reservoir before reaching Red Deer Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,846 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Red Deer Lake–Beaver Reservoir, 7 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 9,187–10,402 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Coney Creek Road · 40.12176, -105.52416
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 76°F / low 52° · precip 20% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Coney Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Beaver Reservoir.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Coney Creek Road Spur, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Coney Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Coney Non-Motorized Spur, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Coney Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coney Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Red Deer Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 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 SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Coney Creek Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Beaver Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Coney Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Coney Non-Motorized Spur, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Coney Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Coney Creek Road Spur, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Coney Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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