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Best Hiking Trails in West Elk Wilderness

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West Elk Wilderness is a protected area in Colorado.


  • Hiking Trails (17)
  • Reviews (9)
  1. 1
    Castle Pass Loop via Swampy Pass Trail 439
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 23.6 mi
  2. 2
    Castle Pass Loop via Cliff Creek Trail 840
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 24.0 mi
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    West Elk Peak Loop via FS-563 and Mill Castle Trail 450
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 23.4 mi
  4. 4
    Three Knobs Loop via Curecanti Trail 870 and Through Line Trail 860
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 20.8 mi
  5. 5
    Swampy Pass Trailhead via Swampy Pass Trail 439 and Cliff Creek Trail 840
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.9 mi
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    Storm Pass Loop via Mill Castle Trail 450
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 22.1 mi
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    Storm Pass via Mill Castle Trail 450
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 23.6 mi
  8. 8
    Soap Creek Corral Loop via Coal Mesa Trail 451 and Cow Creek Trail 453
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 15.1 mi
  9. 9
    West Elk Peak Loop via Mill Castle Trail 450
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.0 mi
  10. 10
    Rainbow Lake Trailhead via Rainbow Lake Trail 449
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
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    jubead 1 year, 9 months ago
    Cliff Creek to Beckwith Pass/Bench
    Uber fantastic mountain and wildflower scenery. About 45 min. Drive east of Kebler Corner. Take a wildflower guide to help the blooms- an amazing variety!
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    son_o_lars 2 years, 8 months ago
    West Elk Peak Loop via Mill Castle Trail 450
    We followed this route up Castle Creek from Costo Lake. It was really slow, wet and bushwacky with downed timber until we got into the waterfall section before a really steep traverse above a steep face that we decided not to continue on because it was slow moving and we didn’t want to be in the drainage if the weather turned bad. I would maybe attempt again with better weather, but would probably go up the much faster adjacent drainage with a mapped trail instead.
    ★ ★

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    Mimi Mather 1 year, 8 months ago
    Anthracite Traverse
    ★ ★ ★

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    Geoff Rey 2 years, 11 months ago
    Little Robinson Trailhead Loop
    ★

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    jeff.ruppert 3 years, 9 months ago
    Through Line Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    locksridge 3 years, 9 months ago
    Beckwith Pass via Cliff Creek Trail 840
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    bwpendleton5+1 3 years, 10 months ago
    Three Knobs Loop via Curecanti Trail 870 and Through Line Trail 860
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    bradhostetler3 5 years, 10 months ago
    Sat
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    bradhostetler3 6 years, 9 months ago
    Beaver Reservoir to Sheep Camp
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★