Colorado trails · Ivy Creek Trail
Ivy Creek Trail
A 11.9-mile out-and-back in Colorado, with 3,749 ft of climbing, topping out at 13,015 ft. Reaches South River Peak and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by USFS Divide Ranger District.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- South River Peak (summit)
- Goose Lake (lake)
- Little Goose Lake (lake)
Getting there
Ivy Creek Trailhead — parking nearby, restroom. 37.68200, -106.99912 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:10 a.m., the sun rises at 6:37 a.m. and sets at 7:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:05 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.9-mile round trip takes roughly 12 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:12 p.m. — 27 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Fern Creek Trail — 6.8 mi
- Middle Fork Trail — 14.2 mi
- West Fork Trail — 16.0 mi
- Ute Creek Trail — 19.6 mi