Mount Zirkel Wilderness

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255 mi 411 km of trail — 2 Recommended Routes

1 Gem

4 Trails

28 Trails

13 Trails

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Gems in Mount Zirkel Wilderness - 1

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Rainbow Lake

(2) Steambo…, CO

Recommended Routes in Mount Zirkel Wilderness - 2

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Looking down on Gilpin Lake from halfway up the pass.

Zirkel Circle

10.4 mi 16.8 km • 2,360' Up 719.41 m Up • 2,363' Down 720.25 m Down

Steambo…, CO

Rainbow Lake

8.5 mi 13.7 km • 1,376' Up 419.46 m Up • 1,376' Down 419.49 m Down

Walden, CO

Trails in Mount Zirkel Wilderness - 43

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8.6 mi 13.9 km #1Rainbow Lake Trail #1130 Intermediate Walden, CO	Intermediate	Walden, CO	2
21.1 mi 33.9 km #2CDT: Buffalo Pass to North Lake (CO Sec. 43) Intermediate/Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	3
8.0 mi 12.9 km #3Luna Lake Trail #1168.1 Intermediate/Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	1
5.8 mi 9.4 km #4Three Island Trail #1163 Intermediate/Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	1
5.7 mi 9.1 km #5Gilpin Trail Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	5
7.3 mi 11.7 km #6Gold Creek Lake Trail Intermediate Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate	Steamboat Springs, CO	6
0.7 mi 1.1 km #7Lake Katherine Trail #1157.1 Difficult Walden, CO	Difficult	Walden, CO	2
3.9 mi 6.4 km #8Bear Creek Trail Intermediate Walden, CO	Intermediate	Walden, CO	2
3.8 mi 6.2 km #9Lone Pine Trail Intermediate/Difficult Walden, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Walden, CO	1
2.0 mi 3.1 km #10Crags Trail #1182.1 Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	1
2.9 mi 4.7 km #11Mica Basin Trail #1162 Intermediate/Difficult Walden, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Walden, CO	3
1.1 mi 1.8 km #12Bighorn Lake Trail Intermediate Walden, CO	Intermediate	Walden, CO	2
6.5 mi 10.4 km #13Red Dirt Trail Intermediate/Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate/Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	2
2.0 mi 3.3 km #14Manzanares Trail #1204 Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	2
1.4 mi 2.3 km #15Manzanares Trail #1204 Cutoff Intermediate Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate	Steamboat Springs, CO	2
1.1 mi 1.7 km #16Bear Lakes Trail Intermediate Walden, CO	Intermediate	Walden, CO	0
1.9 mi 3.0 km #17Roxy Ann Lake Trail #1179.1 Difficult Steamboat Springs, CO	Difficult	Steamboat Springs, CO	0
28.0 mi 45.0 km #18Grizzley-Helena Trail #1126.1 Intermediate Walden, CO	Intermediate	Walden, CO	0
8.2 mi 13.3 km #19Seven Lakes #1125.1 Intermediate Steamboat Springs, CO	Intermediate	Steamboat Springs, CO	0
5.0 mi 8.1 km #20Lost Ranger Trail #1131 Difficult Walden, CO	Difficult	Walden, CO	0