Indian Peaks Wilderness

Saint Vrain Mountain–Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 3,234 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Saint Vrain Mountain–Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. The route reaches Saint Vrain Mountain at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 3,234 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,954 – 12,169 ft · steepest grade: 31%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saint Vrain Mountain Trail 40.17429, -105.53341
Nearest town Allenspark, CO

Directions

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Saint Vrain Mountain–Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 3,234 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 8,954–12,171 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

  1. Start on Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  2. 3.6 miTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Summit Route, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miReach Saint Vrain Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
  5. 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 76°F53°
Precip20%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity39%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50° 3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 73°55°
Sun 77°56° 42%
Mon 70°52° 32%
Tue 73°48° 27%
Wed 73°50° 34%
Thu 75°51° 40%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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