Wind River Pass–Aspen Brook Trail, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Wind River Pass–Aspen Brook Trail, 4 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches Wind River Pass at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,650 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wind River Pass–Aspen Brook Trail, 4 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,650 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 7,936–9,134 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: B9 · 40.33684, -105.56547
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Willow Cutoff, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto East Portal Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Aspen Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Wind River Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto East Portal Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Cutoff, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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