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Hike the Mountain - Mt Crested Butte!
Hike the Lower Loop!
Hike to Meridien Lake - or "Long Lake"
Within a mile you are there - the trailhead is on your left and there is plenty of parking. The little stream is a great place for children to play, and the hike up is short. A great place for a picnic, or to bring a puppy!
Washington Gulch Hike - Trail 403
What a surprise this great hike was. Just drive all the way up Washington Gulch, park your car and there you are. You hike up (an easy up) to the top, and then you could hike down into Gothic- (but you need someone to pick you up if you go down to Gothic. It was an easy and gorgeous hike. Great for the family. Please don't miss the little movie I made of it to the right!
Maroon Bells Pass - Up the West Maroon Trail This is a 4 mile hike up to the pass from the top of Schofield . To get there you drive strait thru town up to the mountain - keep going to Gothic, then... keep going! you will go over a very narrow place down into Emerald Lake, which is worth a stop and look-see. But you really need to take the right-side road as you approach the lake and climb up above the lake. You will run right into the beginning of the trail which is well-marked. 4 miles is not alot, but it is a gradual up up and away to the pass, which s 13,500 ft. So in all it is an 8 mile round trip. Take your time!!!!
Emerald Lake
Lost Lake
There are 3 lakes - and it takes about 2 hours to walk all around the three lakes. We saw a herd of moose, and climbed past waterfalls - it was absolutely glorious. The lakes are called Lost Lake Slough, Lost Lake, and Dollar Lake. This is a gem.
Trail 401 - THE Famous Biking trail... But here's a little secret. When it rains and the trail is muddy, the bikers can't bike! hurray! So if you see light rain, rejoice, put on a tarp and go hiking. The mountain bikers won't even reappear when the sun comes out - the trail has to be dry for them to safely bike. We hiked the 401 this summer. it was heavenly - we didn't go all the way to the beginning but started right where Judd Falls starts - put one car at the end of the trail and one at the start so we could go back and pick it up. Took about 1 1/2 hours and was glorious!
The Dyke Trail The entrance to the Dyke trail is just above Irwin Lake on the left - don't go too far or you get to private land. This bike trail goes gently down for 5 miles. Have a non-biker drive to Horseranch to pick you up, as that is where the trail ends. Your driver can find Horseranch by heading back toward Crested Butte and taking a right hand turn at the fork towards Kebler. Horseranch is lovely - a nice place to hang out - tell your driver to have some lunch and water ready! That pic to the right should be titled,"An easy hiking trail is NOT always an easy biking trail!!!!!!!!
Lower Cement Creek Trail
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