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Quandary Peak Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Colorado

Quandary Peak Trail

Breckenridge, Colorado

6.7 mi

Distance

3,543 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 54m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Quandary Peak Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Hazards & Warnings

Afternoon thunderstorms and lightning

Elevation Profile

Min:3,345 ft
Max:4,337 ft
Gain:1,080 ft
Loss:1,080 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,345 ft and 4,337 ft across 6.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,345 ft3,676 ft4,006 ft4,337 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.3 mi5.0 mi6.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,347 ft
High point3.3 mi4,337 ft
End6.7 mi3,347 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Blue River, CO · about 4 mi away
County:
Summit County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Quandary Peak summitTenmile Range viewsGore Range views

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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