Hiking Project Logo

A gorgeous trail that will make you work for the views!


Your Rating: Rating Rating Rating Rating Rating      Clear Rating
Your Difficulty:
Your Favorites: Add To-Do · Your List
Zoom in to see details
Map Key

3.9

Miles

6.3

KM

Point to Point

9,028' 2,752 m

High

7,421' 2,262 m

Low

1,631' 497 m

Up

24' 7 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

22%

Max Grade (12°)

Dogs Unknown

Features Views

There is no parking and no trailhead at the start of this trail. Park at the Dunraven Trailhead. Many hikers may prefer to skip the first part of this trail and the necessary hike along the road to reach it. Instead, consider heading up the Bulwark Ridge Trail / Indian Trail to join the trail 1.5 miles in.

Description

Sure, lots of trails in Colorado are beautiful, but this one actually took my breath away. Now, maybe it happened while I was laboring up the climbs, but regardless, this is a very pretty trail. It follows alongside the creek for its duration and passes through lush, beautiful forest. There are cool rock cliffs and outcroppings along the way as well.

As for the actual hiking, it follows pleasant sections of trail. It's generally pretty easy, but there are occasional sections or rocks or roots that make for a roughened tread. The trail crosses back and forth over the creek many times as it travels through the trees. Many of the log bridges were washed away or damaged during recent flooding.

Along the way, the trail intersects with the Donner Pass Trail #926 - Glen Haven Segment and the Donner Cutoff Trail #926-1. After the latter, this trail gets pretty darn tough to follow. It looks as if very few people follow the trail out that far. Depending on the time of year you may simply be bushwhacking to continue following it very far.

Contacts

Shared By:

Jared Crockett

Trail Ratings

  4.5 from 2 votes

#9000

Overall
  4.5 from 2 votes
5 Star
50%
4 Star
50%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Trail Rankings

#734

in Colorado

#9,000

Overall
4 Views Last Month
909 Since Jul 24, 2017
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

0%
0%
50%
50%
0%
0%

Photos

After this intersection, the Miller Fork Trail becomes obscure.
Jul 23, 2017 near Estes Park, CO

0 Comments

Weather


Current Trail Conditions

Unknown
Add Your Check-In

Check-Ins

none

Join the Community

Create your FREE account today!
Already have an account? Login to close this notice.

Get Started.