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Arapaho Pass
Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
6.3 mi
Distance
1,992 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Indian Peaks Wilderness wilderness
Big climb
Out & back
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Arapaho Pass
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,992 ft
- Highest point
- 11,905 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,130 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Indian Peaks Wilderness
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Arapaho Pass is a 6.35-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado managed by Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The route gains 1,992 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 11,905 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 11,905 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 6.4 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Indian Peaks Wilderness · Wilderness
- Boulder Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Boulder Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Diamond Lake TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Old BaldyHiking0.8 mi
- Apache PeakRock climbing3.8 mi
- EldoraRock climbing4 mi
- Rainbow Lakes CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- Arapaho CreekCanoeing5.9 mi
- Pawnee CampgroundCamping6.6 mi
- North Boulder CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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