Paulie's Plunge

Dogs Unknown

Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers

This trail is subject to a USFS seasonal closure from 5/15 - 6/20 to protect deer and elk during calving season

Steep, rocky rutted! This trail leaves the Beaver Creek Resort boundary and is not maintained or patroled by Beaver Creek.

Paulie's Plunge starts from a red box next to a bend about half way up the Cinch Trail. Begin by descending steeply down rocky drops and over roots through a stunning aspen forest valley. The trail surface smoothes out a bit, but there will still be sections with very tough footing.

After a while, the trail stops descending quite so fast and crosses beautiful Stone Creek using a skinny bridge. Then run more of the same, paralleling the creek through a rocky gully with partially cleared pine forests and aspens. The bottom is much less steep as it contours a hillside instead of careening straight down. The trail ends at a junction with the Eagle Vail Trail which you can use (go to the left/west) to reach town or take the Eagle Vail Trail briefly (right/east) to reach Eagle Drive. Bikes are allowed on the Paulie's Plunge Trail.