With limited views of surrounding peaks, this trail is best for its wildflowers, in particular the Indian Paint Brush. It is wide enough so that if starting at 12pm, despite walking through the forest, there is little shade from the direct sun overhead, so beginning in the morning would be cooler. The trail crosses the creek and then travels through an evergreen forest. Despite excellent signage, it might be easy to just start climbing the mountain beneath the lift by mistake. The first is blue and points hikers across the ski slope to the creek where the trail begins. I missed this and paid $3.75 for 4 hours instead. That being said, had I driven through the public parking lot at the resort, there was a small pullout area across the dirt road from the trailhead. As such, any visitors staying in town, could likely walk to the trail and avoid the parking fees at the resort. The trailhead is located near the base of Peak 9 ski lift, just outside Beaver Run Resort. Getting There from BreckenridgeĬurrently, the AllTrails directions take drivers through a lot that is “closed.” I wasn’t sure if I could drive through it or not, so I took a short detour on Village Road instead. Short (6.1 miles) with a gradual incline, only 918 feet in elevation gain overġ0,680 feet, it is a relatively low altitude trail compared to others nearīreckenridge. My first day I chose Burro Trail for something easy to Lot of snow, thus I had to be selective with my trail choices. With the frigid winter, many of the trails above 12,500 feet still have a With my friend Cat, and hiked three trails. What a nice few days in Breckenridge! I got out of 100° heat in Denver, hung out
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