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| Buckskin Pass Trail |
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Recommended Season:
Summer to Fall
Usage:
Extremely Heavy
Beginning Elevation:
9,580 Feet
Trail Number:
1,975
USGS Maps:
Maroon Bells
Ending Elevation:
12,462 Feet
Difficulty:
Difficult
Average Time:
4 - 5 Hours
Elevation Gain:
2,882 Feet
Length:
4.8 Miles
Reservation:
No
Season:
June - September
From Aspen, From mid-June through September the Maroon Creek Road is closed from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., you will need to take a shuttle.If you get an early start, drive 1/2 mile west of Aspen on Highway 82 and turn left at the Maroon Creek Road turnoff. Bear right and continue 9-1/2 miles to the Maroon Lake parking area.
Location Information
The trail starts at the Maroon Lake parking area traversing through a meadow to the far end of Maroon Lake to a Forest Service bulletin board. Keep right on the Maroon-Snowmass Trail to Crater Lake. At the Crater Lake bulletin board, take the right fork, which climbs steadily into Minnehaha Gulch. About 1/2 mile above the tree line is the Maroon-Snowmass & Willow Lake Trail junction. Take the left fork continuing to follow the Maroon-Snowmass Trail, which leads to some switchbacks that ascend steeply to the top of Buckskin Pass.
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