Colorado · Hiking · Raggeds Wilderness

Oh-Be-Joyful Pass

8.2 mi
round trip
1,478 ft
climb
11,786 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Oh-Be-Joyful Pass open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Oh-Be-Joyful Pass, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Oh-Be-Joyful Pass is a hard out-and-back hike in Colorado's Raggeds Wilderness, part of the Paonia Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The trail runs about 8.2 miles round trip, with a one-way elevation gain of 1,478 feet, from a low point of about 10,145 feet to a high of about 11,786 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is on natural surface. The pass is open from July 1 to September 30. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. That makes it a trail for hikers and riders on horseback rather than for mountain bikes. Nearby, Silver Basin sits about 0.7 miles away, and Daisy Pass Blue Lake is about 2.3 miles off. For camping, Lake Irwin is about 3.9 miles away and Poverty Gulch Camping Area about 4.3 miles.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.