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| Trip/Trail Name / Link to Description | 1-Way (mi) | Rise (ft) | Difficulty |
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Arapaho Glacier Trail #905.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See description "Arapaho Glacier Trail 905 to Arapaho Pass Trail 904" under "Indian Peaks Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Arapaho Glacier Trail 905 to Arapaho Pass Trail 904" under "Non-Mechanized Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Arapaho Glacier Trail #905" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Arapaho Glacier Trail 905 to Arapaho Pass Trail 904" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
7.8 | +2,700 | Moderate |
| Arapaho Lakes Trail #818. (No line or number on USFS map.) ProTrails webpage. | 1.35 + approach | Moderate to Strenuous | |
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Arapaho Pass Trail #904.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
ORIC Trail
Map/Description Sheet (1).
See chapter "23. Arapaho Pass and Caribou Pass" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. See chapter "1. Arapaho Pass and Caribou Pass" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Boulder Hikes. See description "Arapaho Pass Trail 904 to Monarch Lake" under "Indian Peaks Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Arapaho Pass Trail 904 to Monarch Lake" under "Non-Mechanized Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Arapaho Pass Trail 904 to Monarch Lake" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
3.3 | +1,806 | Moderate |
| Baptiste Trail #815. USFS quicksheet. | 1.0 + approach | ||
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Beaver Creek Trail #911.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See description "Beaver Creek Trail #911" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. |
6.9 | +1,600 | Moderate |
| Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail #835. (Also known as #851. No line or number on USFS map.) USFS webpage. | 0.5 | +200 | Easy |
| Brainard Lake Recreation Area Trail System. (US Forest Service.) See Beaver Creek Trail #911 and Pawnee Pass Trail #907. USFS webpage. | |||
| Bright Trail #921. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.7 | -1,380 | Moderate to Strenuous |
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Buchanan Pass Trail #910 / #910.1.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "15 Timberline Falls at Camp Dick" in FalconGuides book Hiking Waterfalls in Colorado. See description "Buchanan Pass Trail to Coney Creek Rd 507 Loop" under "Boulder County" on Latitude 40 Degrees Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Buchanan Pass Trail 910 to Monarch Lake via Cascade Creek Trail 1" under "Indian Peaks Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Buchanan Pass Trail to Coney Creek Rd 507 Loop" under "Multi-Use Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Buchanan Pass Trail 910 to Monarch Lake via Cascade Creek Trail 1" under "Non-Mechanized Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Buchanan Pass Trail #910" under "North Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Buchanan Pass Trail 910 to Monarch Lake via Cascade Creek Trail 1" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
9.1 | +3,237 | Moderate to Strenuous |
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Ceran Saint Vrain Trail #801.
(Line but no number on USFS map.)
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See chapter "16. Ceran St. Vrain Trail" in Falcon Guide Hiking Colorado's Front Range. See description "Ceran St. Vrain Trail 801 to Miller Rock" under "Boulder County" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Ceran St. Vrain Trail 801 to Miller Rock" under "Multi-Use Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Ceran St. Vrain Trail 801 to Miller Rock" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
1.9 | -300 | Easy |
| Coney Creek Trail #914. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 2.2 + approach | +1,400 | Moderate |
| Continental Divide Trail -- Rollins Pass to James Peak. USFS webpage. | 6.5 | +1,624 | |
| Crater Lakes Trail #819. (Not on USFS map.) USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.0 + approach | +1,389 | Moderate |
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Devil's Thumb Multi-Trail Loop. Full route description:
ORIC Trip
Map/Description Sheet (N). Route uses the following four trails:
Devil's Thumb Bypass & Devil's Thumb Trail #902 (USFS webpage);
High Lonesome 3 Trail #7.3 (AKA #7,
west of Continental Divide,
USFS webpage); King Lake Trail #901 (USFS webpage). ORIC FAVORITE |
14.65 loop | +3,020 | Moderate to Strenuous |
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Devils Thumb Trail #902 / Devils Thumb Bypass Trail #902.1.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See chapter "19 - Devils Thumb Lake" in Altitude Publishing's book The Best Hikes of Colorado. See description "Devils Thumb Trail #902 -- Hessie Trailhead" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Devil's Thumb Pass Trail 902" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
6.5 | +2,775 | Moderate |
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Diamond Lake Trail #975.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See chapter "18 -- Diamond Lake" in Altitude Publishing's book The Best Hikes of Colorado. See chapter "27. Diamond Lake" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. See chapter "6. Diamond Lake" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Boulder Hikes. See description "Diamond Lake Trail 975" under "Indian Peaks Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Diamond Lake Trail 975" under "Non-Mechanized Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Diamond Lake Trail #975" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Diamond Lake Trail 975" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
2.6 + approach | +1,300 | Moderate |
| Dry Saint Vrain Trail #920. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.5 | -840 | Easy |
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Forest Lakes Trail #809.
USFS webpage.
ORIC
Trail Map/Description Sheet (13).
See description "Forest Lakes Trail via East Portal" under "Gilpin County" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Forest Lakes Trail #809" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. |
2.8 + approach | +1,645 | Moderate |
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Forsythe Canyon Trail #852.
USFS webpage.
See description "Forsythe Canyon Trail #852" under "West Map (Nederland) Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Boulder / Nederland. |
1.0 | -400 | |
| Front Range Trail System (US Forest Service) / Reynolds Ranch (Boulder County Parks & Open Space). Trails #853, #606.1D, #606.1E, Boy Scout Trails, Dot Trail System. USFS webpage. | |||
| James Peak Lake Trail #804. (Line but no number on USFS map.) USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 1.1 | -388 | Moderate |
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King Lake Trail #901.
Side trip to Betty and Bob Lakes via Trail #810.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet. See description "King Lake Trail 901" under "Indian Peaks Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "King Lake Trail 901" under "Multi-Use Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Kings Lake Trail #901 to Betty & Bob Lakes Trail #810" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "King Lake Trail 901" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
5.7 | +2,650 | Moderate |
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Lost Lake Trail #813.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See description "Lost Lake Trail #913" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Lost Lake Trail 813" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
0.3 + approach | +200 | Moderate |
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Pawnee & Buchanan Passes Multi-Trail Loop. Full route description:
ORIC
Trip Map/Description Sheet (V). Route uses the following five trails:
Pawnee Pass Trail #907 (USFS webpage);
Cascade Creek Trail #1 (west of Continental Divide, USFS webpage);
Buchanan Pass Trail #2 (west of Continental Divide,
USFS webpage); Buchanan Pass Trail #910 (east
of Continental Divide,
USFS webpage); Beaver Creek Trail #911 (USFS webpage).
ORIC FAVORITE |
26.07 loop | +6,822 | Strenuous |
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Pawnee Pass Trail #907.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
ORIC Trail
Map/Description Sheet (23).
See chapter "35. Pawnee Pass" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. See chapter "17. Pawnee Pass" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Boulder Hikes. See description "Pawnee Pass Trail 907 to Pawnee Lake via Brainard Lake" under "Indian Peaks Wilderness" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Pawnee Pass Trail 907 to Pawnee Lake via Brainard Lake" under "Multi-Use Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Pawnee Pass Trail #907 & TR #1" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Pawnee Pass Trail 907 to Pawnee Lake via Brainard Lake" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
4.6 | +2,041 | Moderate to Strenuous |
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Rainbow Lakes Trail #918.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See description "Rainbow Lakes Trail 910" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
1.2 | +250 | Easy |
| Red Deer Lake Trail #824. (Line but no number on USFS map.) | |||
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Saint Vrain Glacier Trail #917.
USFS webpage.
See chapter "16 -- Gibraltar Lake" in Altitude Publishing's book The Best Hikes of Colorado. See description "St Vrain Glacier Trail #917" under "North Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. |
8.1 | +2,600 | |
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Saint Vrain Mountain Trail #915.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See chapter "31. Meadow Mountain and St. Vrain Mountain" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. See chapter "11. Meadow Mountain and St. Vrain Mountain" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Boulder Hikes. See description "St Vrain Mtn Trail #915" under "North Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. |
6.5 | +3,262 | Moderate to Strenuous |
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Sourdough Trail #835.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See description "Sourdough Trail 835 from CR 116 to Brainard Lake Road 102" under "Boulder County" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Sourdough Trail 835 from CR 116 to Brainard Lake Road 102" under "Multi-Use Trails" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Sourdough Trail #835" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Sourdough Trail #835" under "West Map (Nederland) Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Boulder / Nederland. See description "Sourdough Trail 835 from CR 116 to Brainard Lake Drive" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
14.7 | +880 | Easy to Moderate |
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South Boulder Creek Trail #900.
USFS webpage.
ORIC Trip
Map/Description Sheet (Y) See chapter "30. Heart Lake" in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Best Front Range Hikes. See chapter "19. Heart Lake" in Falcon Guide Hiking Colorado's Front Range. See chapter "10. Heart Lake" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Boulder Hikes. See description "South Boulder Creek Trail 900 to Rogers Pass via East Portal" under "Gilpin County" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "South Boulder Creek Trail #900" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. ORIC FAVORITE |
4.2 | +2,660 | Moderate |
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South Saint Vrain Trail #909.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See description "South Saint Vrain Trail #909" under "West Map (Nederland) Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Boulder / Nederland. |
5.9 | +1,700 | Easy to Moderate |
| Ute Trail #803. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. | 4.5 + approach | +1,215 | Moderate |
| Wapiti Trail #816. USFS quicksheet. | 1.0 + approach | ||
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Woodland Lake Trail #811.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
See description "Woodland Lake Trail #811" under "South Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Southern Rocky Mountain National Park / Indian Peaks Wilderness. See description "Woodland Lake Trail 811" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Boulder / Nederland Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
2.3 + approach | +2,221 | Moderate |