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| Trip Name / Link to Description | 1-Way (mi) | Rise (ft) | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Creek Trail #71. Also known as #69.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "50 Acorn Creek" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "Acorn Trail 71" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
4.01 | +2,671 | Strenuous |
| Angler Mountain Trail #29. USFS quicksheet. Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. | 2.5 | +1,200 | Moderate |
| Bottle Pass Trail #16. USFS webpage. | 1.4 | +1,510 | |
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Boulder Lake (Lower) Trail #59.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. ORIC
Trip Map/Description Sheet (C). See chapter "43 Boulder Lake" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "Boulder Creek Tr 59" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Boulder Lake Trail #59" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. ORIC FAVORITE |
0.7 + approach | Moderate | |
| Boulder Lake (Upper) Trail #59.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See description "Boulder Creek Tr 59" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Boulder Lake Trail #59" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
3.13 + approach | Strenuous | |
| Brush Creek Trail #68. USFS webpage. USFS quicksheet. Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. | 2.87 + approach | +1,000 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Buffalo Cabin/Mountain Trail #31.
Line but no number on USFS forest map.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "37 Buffalo Mountain" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "11 Buffalo Mountain" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "12 Buffalo Mountain" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Buffalo Cabin Tr 31" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
2.83 | +2,996 | Strenuous |
| Byers Peak Trail #17. summitpost.org webpage. USFS Byers Peak Wilderness webpage. | 5.3 including approach | +2,800 | |
| Cataract Lake (Upper) / Mirror Lake Trail #63.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "47 Upper Cataract, Cat and Mirror Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "Mirror Lake Tr" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
3.47 + approach | Strenuous | |
| Colorado Trail #1776 -- Segment 6 / Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail. Also known as
#2108. Part of Horseshoe Gulch Trail System. West from Georgia
Pass to Gold Hill Trailhead north of Breckinridge. This is part of Segment
6 which starts 12.3 miles farther east outside the Summit County Region at Kenosha Pass. See Segment 6 chapter in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Colorado Trail. See description "Colorado Trail" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. See description "#5 North Fork / Colorado Trail Loop" on Breckenridge & Summit County's Hiking and Biking Trail Map. |
20.6 | -2,677 | |
| Colorado Trail #1776 -- Segment 7 / Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail. West from Gold Hill
Trailhead north of Breckenridge to Copper Mountain. See Segment 7 chapter in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Colorado Trail. See description "C Colorado Trail and Miners Creek Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See description "Colorado Trail" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
12.8 | +3,674 | |
| Colorado Trail #1776 -- Segment 8 / Continental Divide National Scenic
Trail. West from Copper Mountain over Searle Pass to Kokomo Pass. This is
part of Segment 8 which continues 12.5 miles farther west to Tennessee
Pass.
USFS
quicksheet. See Segment 8 chapter in Colorado Mountain Club's book The Colorado Trail. See chapter "23 Guller Creek on the Colorado Trail" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "20 Colorado Trail from Wheeler Flats to Guller Creek" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "17 Guller Creek Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Colorado Trail" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
12.9 | +2,203 | Easy to Moderate |
| Corral Creek Trail #41.
USFS webpage. See chapter "3. Corral Creek" in Colorado Mountain Club's book Pack Guide: The Best Vail Valley Hikes. See chapter "9 Corral Creek" in Alpenrose Press book The Vail Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. |
2.1 | ||
| Crystal Lakes Road/Trail #44.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "6 Crystal Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "Crystal Lake Tr 44" under "Breckenridge Area" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
4.91 | +2,808 | Strenuous |
| Darling Creek Trail #18. USFS trailhead webpage. Wildernet webpage. | 6.0 | +3,160 | Moderate |
| Eaglesmere Trail #61.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
USFS Tipperary Lake quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. Part of Tipperary & Surprise Lakes
Loop backpacking route:
ORIC
Trip Map/Description Sheet (BB).. See chapter "46 Surprise and Tipperary Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "48 Eaglesmere Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "5 Surprise/Eaglesmere Loop Ponds" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "10 Eaglesmere Lakes" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Eaglesmere Lake Tr 61" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. ORIC FAVORITE |
3.55 | +1,673 | Moderate |
| Elliot's Ridge Trail #1889. Also known as #1886 and #1895.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See description "Elliot Ridge Tr 1889" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
6.10 | +1,252 | Moderate |
| French Gulch Road/Trail #2. Part of Golden Horseshoe East Trail System.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See description "French Gulch Rd and Pass / from closed gate past Lincoln" under "Breckenridge Area" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
4.1 | +1740 | Moderate |
| Gold Hill Trail #79. Part of Colorado Trail #1776 -- Segment
7. Part of Ophir Mountain Trail System.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See description "Gold Hill Trail #47" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. See description "#1 Peaks / Gold Hill / Bike Path Loop" on Breckenridge & Summit County's Hiking and Biking Trail Map. |
3.0 | +702 | Moderate |
| Gore Range Trail #60.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map.. Includes part of Tipperary &
Surprise Lakes Loop backpacking route:
ORIC
Trip Map/Description Sheet (BB). See chapter "44 Gore Range Trail" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "4 Kettle Ponds" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "9 Kettle Ponds" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See chapter "5 Surprise/Eaglesmere Loop Ponds" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "8 Mesa Cortina to East Vail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "8 South Willow Creek Falls" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "E Hike across Summit County" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "16 Wheeler Lakes" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Gore Range Tr 60" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Gore Range Trail #60" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
44.97 | +2,027 | Many segments, different difficulties |
|
Horseshoe Lake
Trail #23. USFS
webpage. ORIC Trip Map/Description
Sheet (R). ORIC FAVORITE |
1.7 + approach | +1,526 | Strenuous |
| Keyser Ridge Trail #19. USFS webpage. | 3.5 | +1,000 | |
| Kinney Creek Trail
#22.
USFS trailhead webpage.
ORIC Trip Map/Description
Sheet (R). ORIC FAVORITE |
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| Lake Evelyn Trail #15. USFS webpage. | 2.0 | +1,720 | |
| Laskey Gulch Trail. See chapter "35 Laskey Gulch" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. |
2.8 | +2,327 | Strenuous |
| Lenawee Trail #34.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "28 Lenawee Trail" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "5 Lenawee Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "B Lenawee Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See description "Lenawee Tr 34" under "Keystone / Montezuma" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
3.8 | +1,786 | Strenuous |
| Lily Pad Lake Trail #50.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "17 Meadow Creek-Salt Lick Loop" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "36 Lily Pad Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "20 Lily Pad Lake Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Easy Day Hikes: Vail. See chapter "12 Lilly Pad Lake" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "12 Lilly Pad Lake" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Lily Pad Tr 60 from Meadow Cr TH" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
1.55 | +105 | Easy |
| Lost Lake Trail #64.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See description "Lost Lake Tr 64" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
5.56,
11.46 loop including approach |
+2,131 | Moderate |
| Mahan Lake Area Trail System. Includes: Mahan Lake Trail #1831, North Fork Elliot Creek Trail #1831.1A. USFS quicksheet. Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. | |||
| McCullough Gulch Trail #43.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "3 McCullough Gulch" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "1 McCullough Gulch Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "McCullough Gulch Tr" under "Breckenridge Area" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
1.27 | +814 | Moderate |
| Meadow Creek Trail #33.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "18 Meadow Creek-Eccles Pas" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "17 Meadow Creek-Salt Lick Loop" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "14 Meadow Creek Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Meadow Creek Tr 33" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Meadow Cr Trail #33" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
4.66 | +2,743 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Mesa Cortina #32 / South Willow Falls #60 Trail System.
Also includes: Royal
Buffalo Trail #9114, Excelsior Trail #9112, Mo-wutch Trail #9016, Poo-wah-gah Trail
#9113,
Pah-gah-root Trail #9111, Leopold Trail #9110, Pah-nup-utch Trail #9109, Pasque Trail
#9115, O.K
Gaymon Trail #9123.
USFS main trail webpage.
USFS main trail quicksheet.
USFS quicksheet for connecting trail system.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "38 Mesa Cortina" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "39 South Willow Falls" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "8 Mesa Cortina to East Vail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "8 South Willow Creek Falls" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Mesa Cortina Tr" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Mesa Cortina Trail #32" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
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| Miners Creek Trail #38.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "11 Ten Mile Meadows" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "22 Miners Creek Trail" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "C Colorado Trail and Miners Creek Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See description "Miners Creek Tr 1178 to Wheeler Nat. Tr." under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Miner's Cr Trail #38" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
4.77 | +1,904 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| North Rock Creek Trail #46.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
USFS road quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "42 Rock Creek -- Boss Mine" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "22. Rock Creek" in Altitude Publishing book The Best Hikes of Colorado. See chapter "4 Kettle Ponds" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "9 Kettle Ponds" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Rock Creek Tr 46" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "N Rock Cr Trail #46" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
1.98 | +754 | Easy to Moderate |
| North Tenmile Creek Trail #37.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
ORIC
trail map/description sheet (19).
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "16 North Ten Mile" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "North Tenmile Tr 38" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "N Tenmile Cr Trail #37" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. ORIC FAVORITE |
5.35 | +1,668 | Easy to Moderate |
| Peru Creek Road #260.
USFS webpage.
USFS
quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See description "Peru Creek Road FS 260 to Horseshoe Basin" under "Keystone Area" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Front Range Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
6.68 | +2,146 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Ptarmigan Pass/Peak Trail #35.
Also known as #69 / #69.1A.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "34 Ptarmigan Mountain" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "3 Ptarmigan Peak" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "7 Ptarmigan Peak" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Ptarmigan Tr" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Ptarmigan Trail #35" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
6.38 | +2,705 | Moderate to Strenuous |
| Red Buffalo Pass -- Silverthorne to Vail.
Not a trail. This is a route using several trails including: Buffalo Cabin
Trail #31, Gore Range Trail #60, and, in the Eagle Region, Gore Creek
Trail #2015. One variant also uses Mesa Cortina Trail #32 and starts at
its trailhead.
Backpacker webpage -- Vail to Silverthorne. See chapter "40 Red Buffalo Pass" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. |
15.7 | +2,520 | Strenuous. |
| Saint Louis Divide Trail #17. | 9.7 + approach | ||
| Slate Lakes (Lower and Upper) Trail #65.
USFS webpage.
USFS lower trail quicksheet.
USFS upper trail quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District lower trail map.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District upper trail map. See description "Slate Lake Trail 65 / from Rock Creek TH" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. |
4.2 + approach | Moderate | |
| South Fork Trail
#21.
Wildernet webpage. See description "South Fork Trail #21" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
26.0 loop | Easy to Strenuous | |
| Spruce Creek Trail #58 and Mohawk Lakes Trail
System.
Includes: Spruce Creek Trail #58, Mayflower Lakes Trail #58.1A, Upper Spruce Creek
Road #800, Francie's Cabin Trail.
USFS webpage.
USFS
quicksheet.
USFS quicksheet for connecting trails.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "5 Mohawk Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "Mohawk Lakes" under "Classic Hikes" in Westcliffe Publishers book Colorado Above Treeline. See chapter "17 Mohawk Lakes" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See chapter "2 Mohawk Lakes" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes Near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Spruce Creek Tr to Mohawk Lake" under "Breckenridge Area" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Spruce Cr Trail" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. See description "#2 Mohawk Lakes Trail" on Breckenridge & Summit County's Hiking and Biking Trail Map. |
3.4 | +1,965 | MModerate |
| Surprise Lake Trail #62.
USFS webpage.
USFS
quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map.
USFS Tipperary Lake quicksheet.
Part of Tipperary & Surprise Lakes
Loop backpacking route:
ORIC
Trip Map/Description Sheet (BB). See chapter "46 Surprise and Tipperary Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "5 Surprise/Eaglesmere Loop Ponds" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See description "Surprise Lake Tr 62" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. ORIC FAVORITE |
2.6 | +1,489 | Strenuous |
| Ute Pass/Peak Trail #31 / #24.
Trail #31 is a two-mile trail from the
Ute Pass/County Road 15 trailhead southeast to Trail #24. Trail #24 starts
in the Williams Fork valley at County Road 30.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Alternate route USFS webpage.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "49 Ute Peak" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "Ute Pass Trail 24 to Ute Peak" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Ute Peak Trail #24" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
12.8 | +2,974 | Moderate |
| Wheeler Lakes / Uneva Pass via Gore Range Trail #60.
USFS lakes webpage,
USFS lakes quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District
lakes map. ORIC
pass trail
map/description sheet (34). See chapter "19 Wheeler Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "20 Uneva Pass" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "16 Wheeler Lakes" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Wheeler Lakes -- Gore Range Tr 60" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. ORIC FAVORITE |
3.06 (lakes) 5.39 (pass) |
+1,408 +2,454 |
Moderate to Strenuous Moderate to Strenuous |
| Wheeler National Recreation Trail #39.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "4 Wheeler National Recreation Trail" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "19 Wheeler Trail" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See description "E Hike across Summit County" in FalconGuides book Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area. See description "Wheeler Trail #39" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
14.13 | +1,911 | Strenuous |
| Wilder Gulch Trail #75.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "21 Wilder Gulch" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "13 Wilder Gulch Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Easy Day Hikes: Vail. See chapter "13 Wilder Gulch" in Alpenrose Press book The Vail Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See chapter "18 Wilder Gulch Trail" in FalconGuides book Best Hikes near Breckenridge and Vail. See description "Wilder Gulch Trail #75" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
3.46 | +1,230 | Moderate |
| Willow Lakes (Upper) / Salmon Lake Trail #36.
USFS webpage.
USFS quicksheet.
Virtual Dillon Ranger District map. See chapter "41 Willow Lakes" in Alpenrose Press book The New Summit Hiker and Ski Touring Guide. See description "North Willow-Salmon and Willow Lakes / Mesa Cortina to Salmon Lakes" under "Dillon / Frisco / Silverthorne" on Latitude 40 Degrees' Summit County Colorado Trails Recreation Topo Map. See description "Salmon / Willow Lakes Trail" under "East Map Trails" on Sky Terrain's map Summit, Vail and Holy Cross. |
7.67 including approach | +1,933 | Moderate to Strenuous |
