Designated Campsite
Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Idaho Springs
Buno Gulch
- 3.7 mi
- round trip
- 717 ft
- climb
- 10,592 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Buno Gulch open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Downed and weakened trees on South Platte Ranger District
Agency alert covering South Platte Ranger District · USFS · South Platte Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Buno Gulch is a moderate 3.7-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado's South Platte Ranger District, part of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The trail gains about 717 feet, from a low of 9,877 feet to a high of 10,592 feet, and is managed by the Forest Service. The route is natural-surfaced and open to both horses and bikes. The open season runs from June 16 through March 31, which leaves the trail accessible year-round, though expect cold temperatures from December through March. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Cabin Creek weather station, at a similar elevation, put July highs around 69°F with lows near 46°F. That station sits about 572 feet lower, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Nearby, the Buno Connector lies about 0.7 miles away, and the South Park hike is about 1.4 miles off. Geneva Park Campground and Geneva Creek, both about 1.7 miles away, offer camping and paddling.
Around this trail
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More in Idaho SpringsGo with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 34 mi away
- Lostfork Basecamp7 mi away
- Buno ConnectorHiking0.7 mi
- South ParkHiking1.4 mi
Geneva CreekCanoeingPhoto: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.7 mi- Geneva Park CampgroundCamping1.7 mi
- Burning Bear CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
North Fork South Platte RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.2 mi- Mount Evans SideRock climbing7.3 mi
The ApronsRock climbingPhoto: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Terminal Moraine Interp LoopHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Abyss LakeHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mount EdwardsHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Upper lakes to GraysHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Geneva CreekHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: jaygannett, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- WhitesideHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: jaygannett, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Epaulet MountainHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mount Blue Sky RidgeHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Sawtooth Ridge TraverseHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: versute, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Argentine PeakHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: QKC, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
- Kirby GulchCross-country skiing · ~2 min drive
Square Top MountainSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Kylie Stewart, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Fork South Platte RiverCanoeing · ~11 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The ApronsRock climbing · ~13 min drivePhoto: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Buno Gulch
Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 12°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
9 wet
Apr
43° / 23°
10 wet
May
53° / 31°
9 wet
Jun
64° / 40°
9 wet
Jul
69° / 46°
13 wet
Aug
67° / 44°
14 wet
Sep
61° / 38°
10 wet
Oct
50° / 29°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 19°
7 wet
Dec
32° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 9.3 mi away at 10,020 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
