Trip
Hiking – Windy Peak -- Lost Creek Wilderness
: This is an ~9 mile totally off-trail hike to Windy Peak along the West Ridge Route. We will follow the route description from SummitPost (https://www.summitpost.org/west-ridge/161698) for our off-trail routefinding to the expansive summit plateau of Windy Peak. Expect downed trees, some swampy areas, some rock hopping, but nothing more than Class 2, and little if any snow.
Contacts
- Fri, May 16, 2025
- Bobcats Section
- Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Challenging
- Mileage: 9.0
- Elevation Gain: 2,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 11,889 ft
- FULL, 4 on waitlist (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This will be an out-n-back hike from the Lost Park Pass trailhead East of Jefferson in the Kenosha Mountains. SummitPost calls the West Ridge Route on Windy Peak part of the “must do” category for the Lost Creek Wilderness, ranking right up there with the North Plateau Route “loop” Route on Bison Peak and a few different routes on McCurdy Mountain and McCurdy Park. This route is only available from middle May through October, because of a gate closure on RD 77 seven miles prior to the Lost Park TH.
Round-trip mileage is 108 miles; $32 per car (108 x $0.30) (recommended)
Place & Time: US 285 and Mountain View Park and Ride 11770 Old US Hwy 285, Conifer PnR (Us 285 & Mountain View PNR - Google Maps) at 6:45AM for 7:00AM departure. It is almost a 2 hour drive from there to the Lost Park Trailhead.
Windy Peak -- Lost Creek Wilderness
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AllTrails
COTREX
summitpost
Lists of John, - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Waterproof boots, plenty of water and food, extra socks.