Ute Peak Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 4,375 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Ute Peak Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Leal, CO. It climbs 4,375 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ute Peak Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 4,375 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 8,880–12,211 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Ute Peak Trail · 39.81225, -106.05060
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 52° · precip 6% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ute Peak Trail, heading W.
- 5.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 5.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~196 min). Leave by 3:57 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ute Peak Trail Trailhead
- Ute Peak Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 943 ft
- Ute Pass Trail via Ute Peak Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,959 ft
- Ute Peak 9.1 mi · ▲ 3,447 ft
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