Saint Vrain Mountain Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft · 6 hr 40 min
Saint Vrain Mountain Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. It climbs 4,203 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Saint Vrain Mountain Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft · 6 hr 40 min
Elevation 8,954–11,378 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Buchanan Pass Trail · 40.13705, -105.58543
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 21% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buchanan Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 6.3 miReach Saint Vrain Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.3 miTurn left onto Buchanan Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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