Red Peak–Red Buffalo Pass, 6 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 5,049 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Red Peak–Red Buffalo Pass, 6 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. The route passes Eccles Pass and Red Buffalo Pass before reaching Red Peak at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 5,049 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Peak–Red Buffalo Pass, 6 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 5,049 ft · 7 hr 25 min
Elevation 9,136–13,179 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trail · 39.58879, -106.10585
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Gore Range Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Eccles Pass.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Gore Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Red Buffalo Pass.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Red Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Gore Range Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Lily Pad Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Meadow Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 6.0 mi in (~233 min). Leave by 3:18 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadow Creek Trail Trailhead
- Lily Pad Trail–Meadow Creek Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Lily Pad Lake–Lily Pad Trail, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Lily Pad Lake–BR-Ponds To Lily Pad Lake Trail, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft
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