Pick up the Breckenridge Summer Trails Map at the Breckenridge Welcome Center. Each trail on the Breckenridge Summer Trails Map leaves from a trailhead in town. Directions to these trailheads are below.
Note: The following directions begin from the corner of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue.
Watson Trailhead
Go west on Ski Hill Road for about 750 feet then turn right on Park Avenue. Continue for 900 feet and then turn right on Watson Avenue, then immediately right into the skier parking lot. The Watson Trailhead is located on the southwest end of the lot.
Riverwalk Trailhead
Go West on Ski Hill Road to Park Avenue and then turn left. Stay on Park Avenue for 450 feet. Turn left at the intersection with Four O'clock Road. The trailhead is located in the northeast corner of the parking lot accessing the Riverwalk Center (large white tent in the summer).
Snowflake Trailhead
Go west on Ski Hill Road to Park Avenue and then turn left. Stay on Park Avenue for 450 feet. Turn Right on Four O'clock Road. Continue uphill on Four O'clock Road for .3 miles. At the intersection of Four O'clock Road and King's Crown Road, turn left and the trailhead is located immediately on the right next to the Snowflake Lift parking areas.
Illinois Creek Trailhead
Go south on Main Street for .6 miles to Boreas Pass Road (last stoplight). Turn left on Boreas Pass Road and travel for 1,400 feet. Take a right into the second entrance of the parking lot next to the Stephen C. West Ice Arena (which can be seen on the right). The trailhead is located in the southeastern corner of the parking lot.
Carter Park Trailhead
Go east on Lincoln Avenue for 1,000 feet until it intersects with High Street and continue until the road dead ends at Carter Park. The trail is located at the eastern end of the Carter Park parking lot.
Iowa Hill Trailhead
Go west on Ski Hill Road to Park Avenue. Turn Right. Stay on Park Avenue for .6 miles until a traffic light at Airport Road. Turn Left. Continue past the intersection with Valley Brook Road (stop sign). After 1500 feet, look for the trailhead sign on your left. From the sign, follow the dirt road to the north (right) to a small parking area at the end.
Valley Brook Trailhead
Go west on Ski Hill Road to Park Avenue. Turn Right. Stay on Park Avenue for .6 miles until a traffic light at Airport Road. Turn Left. At the intersection with Valley Brook Road (stop sign), turn right. Stay on Valley Brook Road for 550 feet. You will find the trailhead on your left just past the Breckenridge Police Station. |
