
Trip
Hiking – Red Peak via Meadow Creek Trailhead
A hike to Red Peak in the Gore Range via Eccles Pass, from Meadow Creek TH.
- Mon, Sep 15, 2025
- Bobcats Section
- Hiking
- Adults
- Difficult
- Difficult
- Mileage: 15.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,100 ft
- High Point Elevation: 13,189 ft
- Pace: Moderate (1.8 - 2.0 avg moving speed)
- 6 (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Red Peak is a large mountain in the Gore Range that dominates the view to the north from Eccles Pass. This hike is long and has a lot of elevation gain. There is a Class 1 trail up to Red Buffalo Pass. From there, it is Class 2 on a tundra and talus ridgeline to the summit. The reward is great views of the rugged Gore Range.A hike
Here's a link to the “Red Peak” writeup in Hiking Project: https://www.hikingproject.com/trail/7083749/red-peak
Meet at Wooly Mammoth - Section BB, across from the Exxon gas station, at 5:50am, so we can form carpools and leave no later than 6:00am. Here’s a Google Maps link to the “Wooly Mammoth Park-N-Ride”: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ureNbXygtrukNp8fA
The Meadow Creek TH is at CO-9 / Frisco / Breckenridge exit off I-70, on the north side of the freeway. Here’s a Google Maps Link to the “Meadow Creek Trailhead”: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gJ78XpgkQXZXqroy9
Required Equipment
Bring your 10 essentials