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Music Pass Trailhead

Location

Sangre de Cristo
37.92481° N, -105.48767° W

Road Difficulty

4 (0=Paved, 6=Very Difficult 4WD)
A few steeper sections but generally a gradual climb and fairly straight with only a few switchbacks.

Driving Directions

Take Colorado 69 south from Westcliffe. Drive 4.5 miles and turn right on Colfax Lane. Drive 5.5 miles to the end of Colfax. At a signed junction, turn left onto Music Pass Road (CR 119). Follow the good dirt road approx. 5.2 miles to reach the Grape Creek TH, which is also the end of 2WD on the Music Pass Road. To continue to the 4WD Music Pass TH, drive straight through Grape Creek and continue nearly 3 miles up the rough, narrow road to reach the trailhead.

Winter Access

It would appear that the winter closure would be near or at the cattle guard, about 1/2 mile below the Grape Creek TH.

Status Updates
2020-05-11 Posted By: CaptCO Info: Dry to about .2 mile below trailhead near the dispersed site. 1-2 snow drifts in the way easy quick hike or if you have a Jeep rocking 40s you got it. Avoidable snow all the way up the pass, snow still holding on west side of sand creek	4
2019-11-09 Posted By: rivrrapids Info: Got to within 0.5 miles of upper TH. Road is packed snow and some ice. Obviously super muddy on a warm day. I was driving a ’00 4Runner with open diffs.
2013-05-11 Posted By: piper14er Info: I was interested in the snow conditions for Tijeras and peaks around Sand Lake. I made it to within 3/4 miles and 400 feet below the parking area at 10,300 feet for Music Pass. There was too much snow to make it farther. I hiked the 6.3 miles and 2500 feet to Blueberry Mountain (1311) and unranked Snowslide Mountain and Blizzardine Peak. There are great views from there. Pic#1 is the road where we started hiking. Pic#2 is a view of the peaks from the ridge between Snowslide Mountain and Blueberry Mountain. Snowslide and Blueberry sit approximately 1500 to 2000 feet above the Sand Creek drainage to the east. Pic#3 is Blueberry Mountain at 12,005 feet. Pic#4 is another view of the Sangre De Cristo peaks, looking north towards Tijeras, Milwaukee, etc.