Second vacation in Vail! Perfect views for the color change! Weather was great, so traffic was quite high on this narrow one and back trail this time. Due to this, hike was ended sooner than last year. Took fun pictures and videos. Will return for part 3 next time!
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First vacation in Vail! Snow storm previously came through the area. Little to no traffic on the narrow one and back trail due to cold weather and snow on the ground. Cool little bridges to walk across and flowing water everywhere! Beautiful views and very close to the hotel.
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One of the best riding trails in Colorado. There’s a challenge for everyone plus jumps in trail!
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Gradual climb to a huge meadow with amazing wildflowers and views of Holy Cross.
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Gradual climb to a huge meadow with amazing wildflowers and views of Holy Cross.
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We started around 6:40am and finished around 11:30am. Pretty windy and cold at the top but overall the weather was beautiful. This was my first 14er and is extremely beginner friendly. Path is really well marked. Spotted an entire family of mountain goats!
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We started around 6:40am and finished around 11:30am. Pretty windy and cold at the top but overall the weather was beautiful. This was my first 14er and is extremely beginner friendly. Path is really well marked. Spotted an entire family of mountain goats!
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We started around 6:40am and finished around 11:30am. Pretty windy and cold at the top but overall the weather was beautiful. This was my first 14er and is extremely beginner friendly. Path is really well marked. Spotted an entire family of mountain goats!
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I’m a landscape photographer, and this was a beautiful place to come to get some mountain lake shots
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The perfect after ski hike for the veil resident or visitor. Always friendly end of day, skiers and mountain team members skiing down and waving a hardy hello. Catch it late enough and you’ll see the sunset casting it’s glow on the go. Bring a good book along, like The Grapes of Wrath, and you will be the wiser for it.
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Beautiful hike through the Aspen groves with a stunning view of the reservoir. Would recommend going clockwise from the trailhead to get the best views on the way down
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Great place to camp to climb West Partner Peak or the Fly and the Spider. Clean water.
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Great scenic trip best done counter clockwise. Some tricky spots but boron I made it with no problems.
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I went up Post Road and then down Coyote Ridge. Coyote Ridge was a lot of fun on the top half. The lower half is moderately technical with loose gravel and some tight switchbacks. The tight switchbacks made me limit my speed.
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The only thing keeping this from full five stars is the part of the trail where you have to walk along I70. Even that part of the hike is gorgeous- but the traffic is loud. We parked at the gas station by Copper, which cuts off some of that part of the hike- but then we actually had to cross the highway, so not sure it saved us much. After about a half mile, the trail turns up the mountain and then just keeps going. Lakes are peaceful (not much shore or rocks to sit on, which I think keeps them peaceful...) and it was quite a workout getting up there! Definitely would love to do again. Started at 7am and it was pretty cold, we saw just a couple of people. Coming down at 11, we passed a lot more people on the way up. Trail runners, fast trail walkers, hikers and backpackers, we saw every kind of hiker and quite a few dogs.
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MP and Mel Dennis. Did more walking than skiing, but bowl had snow (dirty, suncupped, soft, rocks poking through). Typical July skiing. Had to take skis on and off several times. Boot pack melted out, went up road. Lots of people behind us, we were first up. The snow was tired.
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Nice ride up, whiskey Creek is technical and I’ve endo a couple of times so I’m always a bit hesitant on the trail. Great day with friends.
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1 July 23. Beautiful loop hike with amazing wild flowers and mountain vistas.
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Mtn bike ride. Mill creek up and Fred’s Lunch down. I need to work on my downhill skills
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Veer off to French Creek on left. Cross creek. Should hit snow soon after. Didn’t go to top because of weather. Beautiful hike. Give yourself 3-3 1/2 hours to top. About 2700 vert. 3,000 from parking (10,300) lot to top of Guyot (13,300).
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The climb up from the Breckenridge side is nice, but a bit relentless 800 feet. The road on the keystone side is just awful. Probably better off, taking the bike path down from Sapphire point at the summit to Keystone. Certainly better climbing up the bike path from Keystone if you’re coming that way.I
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First time hiked this trail and it was beautiful the entire time. Came the week of thanksgiving and it snowed just enough to appreciate all the evergreen trees and snow covered mountains.
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Lake was pretty nice views of Gore Range- 700 was closed wanted to hike more of Piney w out driving on FR
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We had 50 lb. loaded bikes and we are seasoned bikers. I would BIKE Red Table Road again, and would HIKE Taylor Creek, Red Table Trail and Cattle Creek off Basalt Mt. Under traveled. Little water until Cattle Creek. Hunter trails. Wooly. Blowdown. Backcountry adventure! Tally Ho!
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Karl took us on adventure up 1600’ vertical feet to the top of Miner’s Creek
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Beautiful hike with Birdie. Not too hard. Lots of flowers and rocks. No aspens
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Beautiful hike with Birdie. Not too hard. Lots of flowers and rocks. No aspens
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Beautiful trail up to the base of Sopris. Lots of wildflowers later in the summer with great fishing at both the Thomas Lakes. 3.9 miles to the base of the lake.
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First and definitely not the last ride in Breck. Great trails great town.
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Lots of cool scenery and many many Mountain goats A couple of false summits but overall great
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Don’t come here, there’s nothing good. Don’t go to Moab, there’s nothing good. Stay home and leave the world alone. It doesn’t want you there.
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This little loop is not too interesting. Much of it winds around in small trees with limited views. More suitable for mountain biking.
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Copper is definitely has some of the best in-bounds terrain in the Rockies. My days resort skiing may be numbered as I-70 traffic gets more and more heinous each year. But Copper always keeps bringing me back :)
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Willie’s Peak is a great short tour and lots of fun with dogs as well!
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This hike was very nice with varied climbs and descents. Trail is easy to follow and looks like a great mountain bike ride.
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All day sufferfest on my 36lb Bronson. Spectacular scenery, perfect for this time of year! Disappointed by where the final singletrack dumps out - the TOP of Vail Pass! 🤮 Too much bike path for a 5-star, but a great challenge.
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Pretty fall colors in the bushes. Cool to see the recent fire. A few good views.
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Good enough trail. Easy. Decent views, except there are exposed power lines. Would not want to do again.
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Started at the trailhead and enjoyed a nice hike through the forest. Lots of people on the trail and everyone was quite pleasant. Reached the road and the trail beyond here became very difficult. Was very rocky and quite steep in places. Because of heavy use, the main trail was hard to distinguish from all short cuts people have made over the years. It was a steady uphill climb until reaching the first little lake, then there was a nice bowl to walk across until the trail quickly returns to the steep rocky grade. The elevation was around 12,000 ft at this point and made hiking very difficult. Had no energy and felt lightheaded at times. Finally reached Mohawk lake and the views were stunning. The hike down was brisk as we were trying to get down fast as there was rain coming up the valley along with some thunder and lightening. Finally reached the car and our feet were throbbing but fortunately no blisters.
This is a great hike, but not for a beginner, very challenging in places and if your not acclimated to the altitude, can really cause problems.
Overall a fantastic hike.
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I love this long, long ridge to walk! So much so that I picked it as my favorite hike on my birthday! Please note stay on the ridge as the rock is unstable to the south side.
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Nice 4wd trail to the comms station near the top of Peak 10 at Breckenridge. Excellent views of Breck valley, Dillion reservoir and Keystone ski area. Just enough tech to keep the drive interesting with tight switches, large rocks and holes. Stock Rubi JL.
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Nice 4wd trail to the comms station near the top of Peak 10 at Breckenridge. Excellent views of Breck valley, Dillion reservoir and Keystone ski area. Just enough tech to keep the drive interesting with tight switches, large rocks and holes. Stock Rubi JL.
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Nice 4wd trail to the comms station near the top of Peak 10 at Breckenridge. Excellent views of Breck valley, Dillion reservoir and Keystone ski area. Just enough tech to keep the drive interesting with tight switches, large rocks and holes. Stock Rubi JL.
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Nice 4wd trail to the comms station near the top of Peak 10 at Breckenridge. Excellent views of Breck valley, Dillion reservoir and Keystone ski area. Just enough tech to keep the drive interesting with tight switches, large rocks and holes. Stock Rubi JL.
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Santa Fe easy switch backs nice lunch spot. Deer Creek easy up to top of Radical. Down Middle Fork pretty easy except big drop off obstacles.
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Road in good condition for walking around many puddles from our recent rains. good wildflowers above tree line, but not peak. trail above treeline in good condition also. we went to the ridge instead of towards the cabins but other visitors we talked to enjoyed area above the cabins.
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Ride from home! First time on full 360. Top 200ft to argentine summit too steep for my weak legs. Broke a spoke.
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This was a great trail for a new mountain biker like myself. Started off nice and level and stayed level most of the way. Left the bikes at around 2.5 miles and hiked the rest of the way to the end of the trail. Found a nice place for a picnic on Hunter Creek. Bushwhacked up the creek a bit.
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Make the hike to Thomas lake and enjoy the amazing view, because after is unshaded, unstable rock. So many false trails near the peak. Difficult decent. Hot as heck with no shade for 2.5 miles either side of the peak.
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This is an easy to moderate hike up a beautiful glacial valley. Bountiful wild flowers along the way. A beautiful waterfall at the top is a great spot for lunch and rehydration. Great photo opportunities.
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Great to warm up at this elevation. Rivers, shade and sun. And at the end a good beer
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It was a gorgeous day with many wildflowers, so we loved this hike. We went up to the lakes, about 8.5 miles round trip. Not difficult. Beautiful lakes to explore.
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Fantastic trail with a couple steep climbs, definitely worth the effort once you’re at the top though!
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630 am start. Plan to summit grizzly. Took cutoff route around Cupid. Had to bactracknaround snowfield on east side of cupid. Turned back at saddle between grizzly and cupid die tonoossible weather and unwilling dog
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Great hike; passing over the creek 7 times on the way up. Hanging Lake is beautiful. Don’t miss the falls up above, which are equally as impressive.
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Great first experience at Hanging Lake. Easy enough hike, beautiful scenery, great trail conditions
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Good trail with ice patches still on may 9. Couldn’t go further to summit due to soft snow.
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Left from the front door! Bad to the bone! Fun to orienteer through the backyard. Peak ascent is gentle, no major obstacles. Had some weather summiting and then the skies cleared for a beautiful golden hour ascent. Skied late but it was cold and snowpack was consolidated. Not too much snow in the chute, but just enough. Shoot is so fun! Sport skied the whole way down after the highest bits. Huge avy debris at the end, just a massacre. . . But we managed to ski all the way to the bridge! With some tree hopping of course. The coverage was thin throughout, and that was after a recent storm that brought 9” to the Breck side and 3” to the copper side. Took the bus back after enjoying some beers by the bridge and watching the sun set. Spotted second car in the lot near Breck station. Perfect day. I saw a marmot and a flock of tiny birds swooped and flew with me while I skied! Phone died before the route was finished, all’s well that ends well.
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Terrible snow in a great area for tours
Still figuring out timing, aspect for spring skiing
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Beautiful snowshoe (or ski) hike. No slope angle shading above us. Well packed down
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Well packed snow easy on boots or micro spikes. Beautiful views of ten mile range. Only room for 9 cars on parking lot.
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Bushwhacking up the Creek isn’t fun. Creek is beautiful. Views from road are beautiful.
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Great trail with a little bit of everything. I would say this is a moderate trail only because there are a few steep climbs as you get on to Deer Creek but they are fun!
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Easy trail along the Blue River north of Breckenridge. Good for all ages! Paved trail or dirt trail by the river. Plenty of picnic spots!
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Old mining road climbs 1300’ to mining ruins. Beautiful views of Quandry and the Ten Mile Range from the top.
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I am on the Grizzly Creek Fire 🔥 as a Firefighter, Paramedic, so I had access, even though the trail is CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC !!! Until further notice !!!
The lake itself was untouched by the Fire, and is still Absolutely stunning. By an absolute miracle, and the hand of God !
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Clearly marked well travelled trail with a pleasant view of the falls upon arrival. Decent ascent but not impossible just take your time it’s only 2.25 miles to your snack with a view...
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Clearly marked well travelled trail with a pleasant view of the falls upon arrival. Decent ascent but not impossible just take your time it’s only 2.25 miles to your snack with a view...
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Easy, but steep. So many people. Parking was full by the time I arrived at 7:15am
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Nice overview of Dillon, the lake, and surrounding mountains. Spectacular views of the Gore Range. We went as far as the boundary of the Ptarmigan Wilderness and then came down the unmaintained trail, making a loop. That part was quite steep and got tedious after a while. Next time, I’ll go back down the Ptarmigan Peak Trail.
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Beautiful hike. But many mosquitos. Well worth it for the waterfalls and views. We made it up to the first lake, very picturesque. Definitely recommend.
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08/07/2020 Friday; at trailhead by 0730, limited parking by then. We are average hikers, took 3.5 hours up, 3 hours down with a total of 1 hour in stops. Last mile of the ascent relatively crowded but do-able. RT distance 7.1 miles from the overflow lot. It's a classic Colorado 14'er.
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Beautiful views, the trail is not well marked, it’s very easy to navigate by site. If you approach from the south, it’s best to scramble up the rocks for secure footing.
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A fairly rough Jeep road with several stream crossings and some excellent camp spots
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Fantastic trail with a couple steep climbs, definitely worth the effort once you’re at the top though!
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Not technical, but the views at 12,600 and 360 degrees we spectacular! A out an hour up and back...we saw a Subaru at the top...worthy for scenic for sure!
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The hike is easy but super crowded. We started around 7.30 AM on Friday and had very few people on the way up. It was super crowded on the way down.
The hike itself is very nice and pretty easy. Keep pushing all the way to the end of the trail. Avoid hiking to the very last lake since there is no trail and its not a good idea to trample on sensitive vegetation.
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Really hard one
Some trail finding and 40% + grade down from Grizzly Peak, then from the saddle between Grizzly and Torrey, very loose scree up Torrey: 2 steps forward, one step sliding back down.
Great for trail running up to the bottom of Grizzly from Loveland Pass, then a bit too steep. Return trip, climbing back up to Grizzly from the saddle with Torrey is tough and steep and there really isn’t a trail, find your own best route. In the end, a very satisfying trip. Took me 7.5 hours including a couple of short tests.
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It’s an ok hike, nothing really makes it stand out though. There are a couple of good views of Eagle Nest peak. Even the lakes are just average in terms of scenery. I think the Surprise Lake side has more to offer. In the fall it would be a different story. Lots of aspen groves, so I think I would do it again but in the fall.
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This area around Breckenridge is one of the prettiest we have ridden. Great views and trails
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Hiked it on June 14, perfect conditions , snow has melted mostly and the trail stays, in the final push from the saddle, to the left of the white stuff. There is a short, 120 yard section of snow to cross near the top, no snow shoes or spikes were needed to cross it, good traction and solid enough to step right over. Summiting 6 PM had the Peak to myself. The views from the top are phenomenal. The trail is straight forward, no technical sections. Highly recommend.
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This was my second 14er ever, and it was amazing! Definitely good for beginners, (I live in Florida, and climbed this after 4 days in CO) and one of my all time favorite hikes. There was even some snow on the summit because CO can't make up its mind about what season it is. Mountain goats and fellow hikers alike were great, and the terrain is never horribly sustained or difficult. My favorite 14er so far!
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Easy peasy - all downhill if you jump up on the gondola.
Great to see what’s under the snow on the ski slopes I ski all the the time.
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This is a beautiful hike into the Mayflower Gulch area. Views of Fletcher Mountain and Drift Peak encompass the valley.
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Don’t go any further left. Way point takes you to stoner hut. Comes out above water tank.
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Four start. Stayed on fall line. Cliffs are smaller but more vegetation.
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Best line out of three. Good cliffs. Just right of fall line. Trees are more open but cliffs are bigger.
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This was a snowshoeing outing with my wife and son. 1.1 mile hike on a gravel road to get to the trail head but once there it was a great trail with several wonderful scenic vantage points. Nice to find something new in the area.
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It was just as beautiful as I remember! Only a couple of spots slick from the snow.
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This hike STARTS at Lower Cataract Lake, and is 6.2 miles round trip. The map shown above is wrong. Also, the road to the trail head is closed November through April and the "Season Popularity" to the left is wrong. <====> That being said, Surprise Lake is typical hike through the Eagles Nest Wilderness and Surprise Lake is a beautiful high alpine lake.
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The Giga GPS maps fort this trail appear to be two separate maps with miss-matched alignment. AllTrails.com maps provide a better view of this trail system...…. Can Giga GPS fix this problem??????
Horseshoe Gulch is a series of trails that allow a back-country user to travel from Tiger Road, Breckenridge to Keystone Ranch and beyond. Blair Witch trail is one of many trails a user can use, and is not shown in Giga GPS.
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This is Miller Creek Trail, not a difficult hike, it's a medium difficulty hike. lots of fun and of course gorgeous scenery… Turkeys and elk in the area.
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This is Miller Creek Trail, not a difficult hike, it's a medium difficulty hike. lots of fun and of course gorgeous scenery… Turkeys and elk in the area.
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This is Miller Creek Trail, not a difficult hike, it's a medium difficulty hike. lots of fun and of course gorgeous scenery… Turkeys and elk in the area.
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From trail head you hike up an easy Jeep road. Beautiful views of cirque and old mining buildings.
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Fantastic hike. Starts out climbing easy then final push to lower lake is rocky and a bit steep. No dangerous areas or falling off obstacles. Reward of making it to upper lake is worth the climb.
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Shortish hike with a great diversity of environments (including forest, meadows, and tall brush). It is well traveled with friendly hikers. There are some areas that suggest the trail isn’t designed for the amount of people it carries (confusing desire paths, widening, and trail erosion)
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Heavily trafficked trail, but well maintained and great views. For an easy 2-3 hour hike close to Breck this one can’t miss.
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1st 10,000 summit with Vic. We started pretty chilly but this hike warmed us up quick because it is almost entirely inclined and hard work! The view at the top offers great vantage points and picture spots. We descended the same way we came up.
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Pretty mellow multi use trail along Gore Creek in Vail, Colorado. Slight decent heading west from the Ritz-Carlton and slight assent heading back. A great morning wake me up. You can go much further than we did, but we had to turn around for an appointment.
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The beginning is a bit unrewarding, with non-covered trail overlooking the highway followed by a moderate incline. However, once you get to the wooded area, it is a spectacular hike and the view at the lakes is a perfect reward.
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We hike to the terminus of the new slide inFrisco, Colorado. We had to bushwhack quite a bit, but the view was fabulous.
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Gaia trail map took us to 10,600, 800ft below summit. Had we followed National Geographic Dillon map, would have followed trail 9509 to summit (or 9511). Little water along trail. Amazing views across Dillon Lake to TenMile range and Gore Range. This trip about 8.5 miles, 4:45hrs, 1450 elevation. Next time to summit! Hiked with Dave, Dave, John, Rick, daisy and Kermit.
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