Soap Basin
- 15.4 mi
- round trip
- 2,071 ft
- climb
- 11,205 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Soap Basin is a hard out-and-back hike in Colorado's West Elk Wilderness, part of the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The trail runs about 15.4 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 2,071 feet, from a low point of 9,143 feet to a high of 11,205 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is on natural surface. The trail is open year-round, and horses are allowed. Bikes are not. East Soap lies just 0.4 miles away, and Soap Creek is about 1.6 miles off. For an overnight base, Commissary campground is roughly 8.3 miles away, and Soap Creek Corral Horse Camp is about 9.6 miles away.
- East SoapHiking0.4 mi
- Soap CreekHiking1.6 mi
- Coffeepot CreekHiking2.5 mi
- CommissaryCamping8.3 mi
- Soap Creek Corral Horse CampCamping9.6 mi
- Coal CreekCanoeing9.7 mi
- Soap Creek CorralCamping9.7 mi
- Cliff CreekCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- East SoapHiking · Next door
- East CreekHiking · ~5 min drive
- Kaufman Creek TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- Sink CreekHiking · ~15 min drive
- Soap CreekHiking · ~3 min drive
- Sheep Lake TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Robinson Creek TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Sun Park TrailHiking · ~16 min drive
- Coffeepot CreekHiking · ~4 min drive
- Sheep Lake Trail 551Hiking · ~8 min drive
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