| Difficulty: | Number: | Miles: | Altitude: | Obstacles: | Time: |
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| Easy 3 | FR105, FR213.1, FR115.1A, Cnty105 | 5.00 | 8,800 ft. | Rock - 1 | 2 hours |
Boulder Ranger District
Boulder, CO 80301
Closure:
July - Best
August - Best
September - Best
October - May get early snow.
Accessed:
From Lyons, Colorado take Main Street west and turn left onto Highway 7. Follow Hwy 7 for 15 miles to South St. Vrain Drive. This is the entrance to the historic Bunce School House. Head southwest from the school house taking the lefthand road at the intersection. In less than a quarter mile you will reach public lands and a large parking area.
From Nederland, Colorado head west on West 2nd Street. This becomes Highway 72, the Peak to Peak Highway. Follow Hwy 72 for 21.5 miles to its intersection with Highway 7. Turn left onto Hwy 7 and go 0.6 miles to South St. Vrain Drive. This is the entrance to the historic Bunce School House. Head southwest from the school house taking the lefthand road at the intersection. In less than a quarter mile you will reach public lands and a large parking area.
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Bunce School Road through the aspen photo by: Adam M |
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Aspen in the summer photo by: Adam M |
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In about 0.2 miles you will come to the next intersection. To the right is the Ironclads, FR216, which climbs around Ironclad Mountain. Stay to the left to stay on FR 105.
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Bunce School Road at Ironclads intersection photo by: Adam M |
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At 3/4 of a mile from the last intersection you will pass an access to private property which is gated. This section of Bunce School Road is mostly on private property. Please respect their land. From here you will climb a short distance up onto a flat ridge that is forested with pine trees. There are few views through this part of the road.
Bunce School Road is a favorite for winter Snow Runs. It has mostly flat terrain and offers a few short hills for challenges.
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Bunce School Road in the winter photo by: |
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Bunce School Road in the winter photo by: |
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Just before making a short hairpin turn you will have entered public lands again. This is where you will climb a few rocky outcrops and rocky section. At the start of the wider hairpin turn that follows is a spur road to the left. This is FR213.1 which dead ends in 0.2 miles. This second hairpin turn is much rougher with larger rocks to navigate. After making the second hairpin turn you will cross back onto private property in a half mile.
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Fence along the road through private property photo by: Adam M |
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You will come out of the trees finally and pass along a fenced property that encompasses the open meadow to your right. After passing another small meadow you will once again be on public lands. You will come to an intersection with Park Creek, FR202.1, to your right. Continue on FR105, to the left. You will come to a switchback that starts the descent down to the Middle St. Vrain creek below. You will do a second swtichback before connecting with the paved road in Peaceful Valley campground. To the left will take you to Hwy 72. To the right will take you to Camp Dick campground and the Middle St. Vrain 4WD road trailhead.