Bulwark Ridge Trail–Donner Hill Trail, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 3,768 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Bulwark Ridge Trail–Donner Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Glen Haven, CO. It climbs 3,768 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bulwark Ridge Trail–Donner Hill Trail, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 3,768 ft · 5 hr 55 min
Elevation 7,475–11,039 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.48317, -105.44967
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Miller Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Donner Hill Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Miller Fork Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Indian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Bulwark Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 4.2 miReach Donner Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miBear left onto Indian Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Miller Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Donner Hill Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Miller Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Donner Pass Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 864 ft
- Donner Hill Trail & Indian Trail via Miller Fork Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,252 ft
- Danner Pass Cutoff Trail & Donner Hill Trail via Donner Pass Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 856 ft
- Lookout Mountain Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,765 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 3,278 ft
- Donner Pass Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,875 ft
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