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Caribou Flats
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The Caribou Flats road rises from 8,600 to over 10,000 feet. Most of the distance is fairly easy, except two miles north of Caribou where the crossing of Caribou Creek can be deep in spring and there may be mud, and the steep grade at the Eldora end. The descent is steep and narrow for a 4wd vehicle. In the middle, at the old Caribou Townsite, there is a network of old mining roads on a lovely open plateau with fine views both up to the mountains and down over the plains.
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The Basics |
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Location: |
20 miles north of Idaho Springs or southwest of Boulder |
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| Setting: |
Mountain terrain |
| Surface: |
Dirt |
| Difficulty: |
Intermediate
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| Length: |
11 miles |
| Time to Allow: |
1 to 2 hours |
| Camping Info: |
This trail passes within a mile of the Rainbow Lakes campground. |
| Season: |
Mid-summer to fall |
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Directions |
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The north end of the road is off the Rainbow Lakes Road, 1 mile below the campground. In the middle it passes the townsite of Caribou, at the end of Country Road 128 out of Nederland. The south end is at County Road 130 near Eldora.
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