The Ten Essentials
Overview
| Wilderness One Way Length Beginning Elevation Peak Elevation Gain/Loss/Net Gain Ratings USFS Regulations Trails Illustrated Quadrangle |
Comanche Peak 2.5 miles (from trailhead on Crown Pt. Rd. to Flowers Trail) 10,646 11,178 727/195/+532 Hikers – Easy to Moderate; Stock Riders – Moderate Wilderness #112 Poudre River, Cameron Pass Comanche Peak, Boston Peak, Chambers, Kinikinik |
Location
Poudre Canyon. Drive 26.5 miles from Ted’s Place to the Pingree Park Road (at mm 96.1), cross the Cache La Poudre River, and proceed 4.3 miles to the Crown Point Road (FDR-139). Turn right and drive 18.8 miles to the end of the Crown Point Road at the juncture of the Comanche Peak Wilderness. No facilities.
| GPS Coordinates Trailhead Jct. Flowers Trail |
N40°36.587’ W105°45.379’ Map N40°35.592’ W105°43.227’ |
Description
Because the trailhead is at the midpoint along this trail, the trail has been divided into separate Zimmerman (North) and Zimmerman (South) trail descriptions. You will enter the Comanche Peak Wilderness shortly after starting. Ride or hike south 2.6 miles, working your way above timberline to the junction of the Flowers Trail. There will be intermittent snowmelt streams crossing the trail. If you are on horseback, you could include the upper Beaver Creek Trail, as well as the Brackenbury Cabin, and Mirror Lake (to the RMNP boundary) trails. Carefully plan and select proper campsites that can handle impact from horses. Look for a campsite near the top of the Beaver Creek Trail (just below the intersection of the Beaver Creek and Brackenbury Cabin trails).
