Contact Info
Fairplay, CO 80440
- Phone:
- 719-836-2031
Basics
- Length:
- 3 miles
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
- Time:
- 1 - 2 hours
- Trailhead Elevation:
- 9500 feet
- Elevation Range:
- 9000 feet to 9500 feet
- Elevation Change:
- -500 feet
- Season:
- Year Round
Basic Directions
Access from the north is FDR 433, approximately 3 miles from US 285. The southern access is FDR 435, approximately 3 miles from US 285.
Description
This trail crosses the rolling Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, and Aspen country of the eastern foothills of the Buffalo Peaks.
It makes for a nice day hike and also provides a biking connection through this country, with the Midland Trail and Buena Vista to the south, and a trail system that reaches to Breckenridge to the north.
Backcountry water is available at both ends and the middle of the trail.
Details
Length:
3 miles
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Time:
1 - 2 hours
Trailhead Elevation:
9500
Elevation Range:
9000 feet to 9500
Elevation Change:
-500
Season:
Year Round
