Colorado · Hiking · Collegiate Peaks Wilderness · Near Leadville

Pine Creek

22.7 mi
round trip
5,012 ft
climb
12,679 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Pine Creek open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Leadville Ranger District. It doesn't name Pine Creek, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Leadville Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Pine Creek is a hard hike in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, part of the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that climbs from about 8,890 feet to about 12,679 feet over roughly 22.7 miles. The route is rated hard, and the one-way gain is about 5,012 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Climax weather station, which sits about 1,300 feet lower, show July highs around 67°F with lows near 40°F and no snow days. Winter is harsh, with highs in the mid-20s and snow on about 15 days a month from December through February. The trail passes close to the Tumor and Fupa climbing areas, about 0.6 miles away. Waverly Mountain Trail #1456 is about a mile off, and the Mount Harvard - Pine Creek Trail is about 2 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Clear Creek Reservoir Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.8 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Punky's

    Fast food

    On your way back · 10 mi
  • If it rainsLongled, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Temple Israel

    Museum

    In town

    Historic frontier synagogue building

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