Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest
Cascade Mountain Trail #120

This trail is a 15.0 mile loop seeing moderate usage from June through October (open year round) and is rated as Most Difficult.

Elevation:

• Trailhead: 10,400'
• Bowen Lake: 11,000'
• Cascade Mountain: 12,200'
• Bowen Pass: 11,500'

USGS Maps: Bowen Mountain Quad

Trailhead Location: From Granby take U.S. Highway 34 to County Road 4. Take County Road 4 for three miles, then take the fork to the right (Forest Service Road, FSR 120 or Kawuneeche Road) towards the Never Summer Wilderness and the North Supply Trailhead.

The trail begins as an old road that is also ATV (all terrain vehicle) accessible. Cross over a few small streams and look for the elephants' head flowers before you come to a fork in the trail. Take the Blue Ridge Trail, the fork to the right. The trail will take you through meadows and then old growth spruce/fir forest before reaching the ridgeline. After about half a mile on the ridge you'll get some spectacular views of Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Reservoir and the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Continue on the ridge past the trail down to Bowen Lake. The distance to Cascade Mountain from Bowen Lake is about 5.5 miles.