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Mount Audubon Trail

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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. …Ward
  5. Brainard Lake Recreation Area
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2.1 Miles 3.5 Kilometers


57%

Runnable

1,769' 539 m

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Descent

16%

Avg Grade (9°)

53%

Max Grade (28°)

13,192' 4,021 m

High

11,423' 3,482 m

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Shared By Tom Robson

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“An above-treeline basin with a trail meandering to the top of Mount Audubon.”

— Tom Robson
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Runner Notes

The last 600 feet is a large talus field marked by cairns. This is very difficult to run on.

Description

Now above timberline, the Mount Audubon Trail continues to climb in a consistent manner with the exception of two somewhat steeper sections near the middle and end of the trail. The developed trail ends at the saddle where there is a view down into the Coney Lake drainage. For the final mile and 600 vertical feet, follow the piles of rock (cairns) up the talus to the summit.

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Land Manager: USFS - Arapaho National Forests - Clear Creek Ranger District

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  4.5 from 2 votes

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in Brainard Lake Recreation Area

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Looking toward Pawnee Pass from atop Audubon.
Looking toward Pawnee Pass from atop Audubon.
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A nice, above treeline football field on Audubon. Check out the virga!
A nice, above treeline football field on Audubo…
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Looking to the summit.
Looking to the summit.
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Follow the cairns to the top!
Follow the cairns to the top!
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An alpine meadow provides a scenic picnic stop just below the summit of Mount Audubon.
An alpine meadow provides a scenic picnic stop…
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