Tag: hiking

Basic Information Name: Mt. Antero Range: Sawatch Mountains Where: Nathrop, Colorado Elevation: 14,269 feet (4,283 meters) Distance: 16 miles round-trip (From 2-wheel drive trailhead) Elevation Gain: 4,877 feet

Prior Posting: Uncompahgre Peak – Part 1 As my friend Dave and I continued to hike up the 14,309 foot Uncompahgre Peak in the San Juan Mountains of

Basic Information Name: Uncompahgre Peak Range: San Juan Mountains Where: Lake City, Colorado Elevation: 14,309 feet (4,365 meters) Distance: 8 miles round-trip Elevation Gain: 2,711 feet Difficulty: Hard

Basic Information Name: Handies Peak Range: San Juan Mountains Where: Lake City, Colorado Elevation: 14,048 feet (4,283 meters) Distance: 6.4 miles round-trip Elevation Gain: 2,415 feet Difficulty: Medium

Basic Information Name: Paint Mines Interpretive Park Trail Where: Calhan, Colorado Distance: 3.35 miles Difficulty: Easy (243 feet of elevation gain) More Information: El Paso County website Map

Basic Information Name: Pikes Peak Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Elevation: 14,115 Distance: 12.5 miles Elevation Gain: 7,431 feet Difficulty: Hard More Information: Trails and Open Space Coalition Route

That is what the Gazette’s OutThereColorado is reporting: In Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains, volunteers with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute have been working for years on projects

Basic Information Name: Mt. Sherman (Mosquito Range) Max Elevation: 14,036 ft / 4,278 m Where: Fairplay, Colorado Distance: 5.5 miles Time: 4-6 hours Elevation Gain: 2,012 feet Difficulty:

Here is a question I recently saw posted on Backpacker.com that struck a cord with me because I also recently took friends hiking up their first 14er and

Basic Information Name: Torreys Peak Max Elevation: 14,267 ft / 4,349 m Where: Silver Plume, Colorado Distance: 9 miles Time: 6-8 hours Elevation Gain: 3,550 feet Difficulty: Moderate