Name: Brainard Lake Snowshoe Trail
Rating: 3.3

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“A well-traveled trail that makes for great fatbiking in the winter.”

— Jonathan Pierce

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Description

From the Brainard Lake winter TH, head to the gate station. To the left, you'll see a well-marked trail. If you're here in winter, be sure to stay off the ski only trails (they are usually marked) and stay on the snowshoe trails (marked with blue and white snowshoeing figure on the trees).

This is also a summer use trail that provides alternate connectivity between the Sourdough Trail - Southern Half and Brainard Lake Recreation Area.

Contacts

Local Club: Nederland Area Trails Organization

Oct 4, 2018: Trail building in the News

Oct 4, 2018: NEW DATE Sherwood Forest Trail Maintenance – October 27

Oct 1, 2018: Fall Colors in Ned

Land Manager: USFS - Boulder Ranger District Office

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Trail Ratings

3.3 from 4 votes

#5

in Brainard Lake Recreation Area

#14119

Overall

3.3 from 4 votes

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#5

in Brainard Lake Recreati…

#1,392

in Colorado

#14,119

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3 Comments

Aaron Stoneberger
Denver, CO

Aaron Stoneberger Denver, CO

I would not recommend mountain biking this trail during the summer. The trail is littered with downed trees and it is extremely easy to lose the trail since it is not used a lot in the summer. I would even go as far to hesitate to recommend hiking on this trail. I haven't ridden this in the winter, so I can't speak to the difficulty of the ride on snow, but it is extremely difficult and frustrating to ride in the summer. Aug 12, 2015

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Just rode this trail and wouldn't do it again in summer...too much carrying bikes over obstables as Aaron said. Sep 5, 2016

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O'Donell Karen
Longmont, CO

O'Donell Karen Longmont, CO

I just tried this trail and it was hard to follow, it basically went along a little culvert/wash/creekbed and then would open into big bogs where you had to find trail markers and wade in water. I was pretty miserable in the end but sure grateful to get back to Brainard Lake Rd ... kind of a miracle! ;-) It might be nice w/snow on it for snowshoeing or cross country sking but not for mt. biking. Oct 21, 2017

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2.4 Miles 3.8 Kilometers Singletrack	407' 124 m Ascent -138' -42 m Descent
4% Avg Grade (3°) 23% Max Grade (13°)	10,353' 3,156 m High 10,081' 3,073 m Low

Brainard Lake Snowshoe Trail

2.4 Miles 3.8 Kilometers

Singletrack

407' 124 m

-138' -42 m

4%

23%

10,353' 3,156 m

10,081' 3,073 m

Shared By Jonathan Pierce

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