Browns Pass

3.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1442 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Denny Creek Trailhead Drive there

Denny Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Denny Creek Trailhead is a major access point to the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness area. The trail travels to Mt. Yale, Hartenstein Lake and Browns Pass. From the trailhead the trail travels northwest for about 1 mile then forks. The right-hard fork climbs another 4 miles to Mt. Yale. The left fork goes to Hartenstein Lake (2.3 miles from trailhead) or Browns Pass (3.2 miles from trailhead). The trail continues northeast towards Kroenke Lake and then descends into the North Cottonwood drainage.

Detailed maps of the area are available at the Salida Ranger District office . The area is covered by heavy snow from November until June.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/?cid=STELPRD3795315">Wilderness regulations apply</a> within Collegiate Peaks Wilderness.

Accessibility <p>This site is not universally accessible.</p>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Every trail in Pike and San Isabel National Forests

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.

Browns Pass

Denny Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

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