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Pawnee Pass makes a good day hike for Scouts; combine this hike with an overnight campout at Camp Tahosa. Pawnee Pass is located northwest of Boulder near the little community of Ward. How to get there: Go to Boulder, turn west up Boulder Canyon on CO119 to Nederland. Turn north in Nederland on CO72, and follow to Ward. As you pass the main road into Ward (north side of town), which will be on your right; immediately (.1 mile) on your left will be a road, (FSR112) with a sign indicating the Brainard Lake Recreation Area. Turn onto this road, follow it to Brainard Lake and on to the Long Lake parking area, noted on the map as (P)1. The trail: Take the Long Lake Trail south (FS907), follow the signs to Long Lake, and parallel the north side of the lake. Continue west for another 1.5 miles to Lake Isabelle. On the north side of Lake Isabelle, the trail starts up to Pawnee Pass. The left trail continues west along Lake Isabelle and up to Isabelle Glacier. Note: The trek to the top of Pawnee Pass is 4.5 miles one-way with an elevation gain of 1680 feet. This pass is only open during the months of July and August. There are lots of wildflowers along the way. This is an extremely scenic rea, take your camera especially if it is clear. The area receives fairly heavy use during the summer. Another consideration is to make this a backpacking trip hike across to the western slope and do one of the loop trails.
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