Saint Vrain Mountain & Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route via Buchanan Pass Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,601 ft · 6 hr 52 min
Saint Vrain Mountain & Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route via Buchanan Pass Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Peaceful Valley, CO. The route reaches Saint Vrain Mountain at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,601 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Saint Vrain Mountain & Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route via Buchanan Pass Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,601 ft · 6 hr 52 min
Elevation 8,706–12,171 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: County Road 92J · 40.12999, -105.52421
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 55° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on County Road 92J, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Middle Saint Vrain Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Saint Vrain Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading S.
- 4.3 miContinue straight onto County Road 92J, heading E.
- 50 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from County Road 92J Trailhead
- Sourdough Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Middle Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 231 ft
- Beaver Bog via Sourdough Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft
- Buchanan Pass Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
- Buchanan Pass Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,379 ft
- Buchanan Pass Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft
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