This trail is a very challenging one due to the rocking climbs and descents. The trail makes a loop and you will come back down the same way you came up. There are off road vehicles that run this route too so keep an eye out. You can get to a small lake on the back side of the loop if you'd like. The trail Y's off about 2/3 of the way down. Left takes you back to the start of the loop and right will take you down to the lake.
Coming from Denver take 285 to Johnson's Village and then take a left at CR301, proceed south to just past the 'Prison property' sign. There will be a gate on the left with a small yellow sign saying it's a public access. The road runs through Buena Vista prison property. There is a gate at each end of the road and you need to make sure those gates get closed after you go through them. Once through the prison property you want to head left and you will see the trail head as you get to the base of the mountain.
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