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Arapaho
and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
Located within the Boulder Ranger District, Buchanan Pass Trail
travels 3.8 miles to Middle Saint Vrain
4X4 Trailhead,
8.4 miles to Saint Vrain Glaciers, 6.9 miles to Red Deer Lake, and 9.1
miles to Buchanan Pass. From the Middle Saint Vrain Trailhead,
Buchanan Pass trail parallels the north side of the Middle Saint Vrain
Creek, gradually climbing from 8,600' to 9,800' in 3.8 miles to the
Middle Saint Vrain 4WD Trailhead.
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The first 0.5 mile of Buchanan Pass Trail
is day-use only. The next 3 miles are open to dispersed camping.
At Middle Saint Vrain 4WD Trailhead, the Buchanan Pass Trail picks up
the old road which follows the creek on a gentle uphill grade. At the
Indian Peaks Wilderness, Buchanan Pass Trail intersects with Saint Vrain
Mountain Trail which travels uphill to the northeast. Continuing
up-valley for 0.9 miles, Buchanan Pass Trail intersects with Saint Vrain
Glacier Trail, after which the trail crosses the creek on a narrow
bridge and hooks to the south, heading down-valley on an old pack trail
that ascends the slope for 1.1 miles to the 0.6 mile spur trail to Red
Deer Lake. Another 0.8 miles past the Red Deer spur trail, after
crossing into the next valley, Buchanan Pass Trail meets the Beaver
Creek Trail 1.6 miles west of the Coney Flats Trailhead. From there, the
Buchanan Pass Trail climbs more steeply west to Buchanan Pass at the
Continental Divide. Buchanan Pass Trailhead is located at the west end
of Camp Dick
Campground.
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