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Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Sawmill Reservoir–Pence Miller Viewpoint, 6 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Sawmill Reservoir–Pence Miller Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Cucumber Gulch Preserve near Breckenridge, CO. The route passes Pence Miller Viewpoint and Sawmill Reservoir. It climbs 1,687 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,738 – 10,575 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Olympian's Bridge 39.48726, -106.05237
Nearest town Breckenridge, CO
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Sawmill Reservoir–Pence Miller Viewpoint, 6 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 9,738–10,575 ft

Out & Back · Cucumber Gulch Preserve

Trailhead: Olympian's Bridge · 39.48726, -106.05237

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: City Market stop 422 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Olympian's Bridge, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftPass Pence Miller Viewpoint.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cool Whip, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Baby Doe, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left onto Gold Digger, heading W.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Toad Alley, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Morning Glory, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gluteus Maximus, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Peaks Connection, heading W.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto Boec Road, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Game Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swinger, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading S.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Swinger Exit, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 400 ftPass Sawmill Reservoir.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 250 ftBear left onto Lower Peerless, heading E.
  31. 200 ftSharp left onto Chihuahua Gulch Road, heading E.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left onto Peak Nine Road, heading SW.
  33. 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miReach Sawmill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  36. 500 ftTurn right onto Chihuahua Gulch Road, heading NE.
  37. 0.4 miSharp right onto Lower Peerless, heading S.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  42. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Swinger Exit, heading SW.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading SW.
  45. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Swinger, heading W.
  46. 100 ftContinue straight onto Peak 10 Road, heading W.
  47. 0.6 miTurn right onto Game Trail, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto Boec Road, heading NE.
  49. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  50. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  51. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  52. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  53. 250 ftBear right onto Gluteus Maximus, heading E.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks Connection, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftTurn right onto Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftTurn left onto Gluteus Maximus, heading NE.
  57. 50 ftBear left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  58. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Toad Alley, heading NE.
  59. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morning Glory, heading NE.
  60. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gold Digger, heading E.
  61. 150 ftTurn right onto Baby Doe, heading SE.
  62. 450 ftBear left onto Cool Whip, heading SE.
  63. 200 ftTurn right onto Gold Digger, heading SE.
  64. 0.2 miTurn left onto Troll Forest, heading S.
  65. 50 ftTurn right onto Shock Hill, heading S.
  66. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sawmill-reservoir-sawmill-reservoir-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

60% gravel23% dirt2% grass15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: City Market stop 422 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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