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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
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- Variable
- Ideal
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- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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- > 50%
- < 50%
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The Brainard Lake recreation area is a launching point into the Indian Peaks Wilderness hiking trails, but also has a network of trails east of the lake that are multi-use. This system runs north to Peaceful Valley and offers year-round recreation. In the summer, the trails are very rocky and chundering, but in the winter they smooth out wonderfully to support fatbiking, snowshoeing and nordic skiing.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: Boulder Ranger District
google parking directions Disclaimer:
Little Raven and the CMC Ski trail are ski only November 15 - April 30.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
25 trails
- Hike
45 trails
- Trail Running
45 trails
- Horse
4 trails
- Snowshoe
23 trails
- Backcountry Ski
16 trails
- Nordic Ski
25 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Mar 31, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 50
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 25
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 45
- Trails Trail Running
- 45
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Snowmobile
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 23
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 16
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 25
- Total Distance
- 120 miles
- Total Descent
- 20,568 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,870 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 13,212 ft
- Reports
- 294
- Photos
- 64
- Ridden Counter
- 1,199
Popular Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Waterfall out-and-back | 7 miles | |
| Coney Buchanan Loop | 11 miles | |
| Waldrop/Snowshoe Loop | 5 miles | |
| Easiest Brainard Fatbike Route | 5 miles | |
| South Saint Vrain - Figure 8 | 16 miles | |
| Fatbike Little Enduro | 5 miles | |
| South Sourdough Out-n-Back | 11 miles | |
| Sourdough/Wapiti Loop | 11 miles | |
| South St Vrain - Figure 8 and a Half | 28 miles | |
| SSV Shuttle | 9 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Photos of Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley Mountain Bike
trail: South St Vrain
14 |
Jan 10, 2021 @ 9:52pm
Jan 10, 2021
trail: Middle St Vrain
10 |
Jan 8, 2021 @ 4:19pm
Jan 8, 2021
trail: Beaver Reservoir Rd
9 |
Jan 8, 2021 @ 4:15pm
Jan 8, 2021
trail: Coney Creek Road
10 |
Jan 7, 2021 @ 3:51pm
Jan 7, 2021
trail: Sourdough (North)
6 |
Jan 7, 2021 @ 3:43pm
Jan 7, 2021
trail: Sourdough (North)
5 |
Jan 7, 2021 @ 3:42pm
Jan 7, 2021
trail: Coney Creek Road
17 |
Jan 7, 2021 @ 3:06pm
Jan 7, 2021
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
16 |
Jan 7, 2021 @ 11:45am
Jan 7, 2021Videos of Brainard Lake and Peaceful Valley Mountain Bike
trail: Sourdough (South)
2:00 |
42 |
Nov 9, 2020 , Ward
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
4:51 |
51 |
Nov 9, 2020 , Ward
youtuber
![Vanlife, Dogs, and Backcountry Mountain...]()
trail: South St Vrain
10:59 |
85 |
Sep 6, 2020 , Ward
youtuber
![Fat biking Peaceful Valley: Buchanan descent...]()
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
6:56 |
149 |
Jan 16, 2018 , Ward
youtuber
![FAT Bike | ❄️???? | Brainard Lake | Trials...]()
trail: South St Vrain
12:55 |
137 |
Mar 27, 2020 , Ward
youtuber
![Fat Bike Report | Buchanan Pass | January 21, 2019]()
trail: Buchanan Pass Trail
9:07 |
209 |
Jan 22, 2019 , Ward
youtuber
![Fat Bike Report | Peaceful Valley and Coney...]()
trail: Coney Creek Road
13:46 |
199 |
Dec 3, 2018 , Ward
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainard Lake Snowshoe Trail w | Mar 31, 2021 @ 5:44am Mar 31, 2021 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Waldrop | Mar 30, 2021 @ 5:24pm Mar 30, 2021 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Brainard Lake Cutoff | Mar 30, 2021 @ 5:24pm Mar 30, 2021 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Sourdough (North) | Mar 30, 2021 @ 5:24pm Mar 30, 2021 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Buchanan Pass Trail | Mar 21, 2021 @ 10:01am Mar 21, 2021 | Snow Packed | Tomis916 | ||
| South St Vrain | Mar 4, 2021 @ 8:05am Mar 4, 2021 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Little Raven Extension Trail | Mar 2, 2021 @ 9:38pm Mar 2, 2021 | Snow Packed | WendyBMA BMA | ||
| Beaver Reservoir Cutoff Trail | Mar 1, 2021 @ 9:44am Mar 1, 2021 | Snow Packed | Tomis916 | ||
| Sourdough (South) | Feb 20, 2021 @ 9:29pm Feb 20, 2021 | Snow Packed | getvert | ||
| Waldrop Spur w | Feb 20, 2021 @ 9:23pm Feb 20, 2021 | Snow Covered | getvert |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | jakethecovert | ridden | trail | South St Vrain | Apr 11, 2021 @ 10:19am Apr 11, 2021 |
| DankOctopus | wishlist | trail | South St Vrain | Apr 9, 2021 @ 6:51pm Apr 9, 2021 |
 | WendyBMA | add | report | Waldrop and 3 more | Mar 31, 2021 @ 5:44am Mar 31, 2021 |
| Spenced33 | vote | trail | South St Vrain | Mar 24, 2021 @ 8:38pm Mar 24, 2021 |
| Spenced33 | comment | report | Buchanan Pass Trail | Mar 21, 2021 @ 8:03pm Mar 21, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Can a non fat bike Mtb ride it. 2.4 in? | Mar 21, 2021 @ 8:05pm Mar 21, 2021 | ||
| report | Thanks Tom | Mar 21, 2021 @ 8:03pm Mar 21, 2021 | ||
| trail | Most of the trail is a black diamond, some... | Oct 9, 2020 @ 7:34pm Oct 9, 2020 | ||
 | trail | Lots of janky, exciting rock features and some... | Sep 20, 2020 @ 7:38pm Sep 20, 2020 | ||
| trail | Thank you! | Sep 19, 2020 @ 6:31pm Sep 19, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | 1 | 3 | 5.3 km | ||
| Ceran Saint Vrain | 2 | 6.6 km | |||
| Mud Lake | 3 | 2 | 7.7 km | ||
| Taylor Mountain | 4 | 2 | 8.5 km | ||
| Magnolia | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10.1 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 25 | 53 miles | 6,742 ft | 21 miles | 2,087 ft | #4,313 | #1,962 | 43 | 285 | 11 | 720 | |
| E-Bike | 6 | 14 miles | 965 ft | 4 miles | 1,936 ft | 99 | 4 | |||||
| Hike | 45 | 113 miles | 20,148 ft | 45 miles | 4,869 ft | #3,736 | #1,840 | 21 | 275 | 5 | 219 | |
| Trail Running | 45 | 113 miles | 20,148 ft | 45 miles | 4,869 ft | #3,739 | #1,839 | 275 | 5 | 19 | ||
| Horse | 4 | 10 miles | 115 ft | 1 mile | 2,352 ft | #581 | 144 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 6 miles | 79 ft | 1 mile | 906 ft | 24 | ||||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 3 miles | 33 ft | 3,770 ft | 423 ft | |||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 6 miles | 79 ft | 1 mile | 906 ft | 24 | ||||||
| Snowmobile | 4 | 10 miles | 932 ft | 3 miles | 1,168 ft | 9 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 23 | 49 miles | 6,545 ft | 20 miles | 2,087 ft | #127 | #72 | 173 | 7 | 30 | ||
| Backcountry Ski | 16 | 30 miles | 2,024 ft | 8 miles | 2,087 ft | #38 | #24 | 158 | 406 | |||
| Nordic Ski | 25 | 53 miles | 6,808 ft | 21 miles | 2,087 ft | #86 | #50 | 173 | 7 | 165 |
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