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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 11:37:49 GMT -8
Hello all! There is a group of 2-4 of us going to Denver, CO area June 9-11. We have beginner-moderate experience in backpacking/camping. Looking for any trail suggestions!
- Looking for somewhere we can backpack one day/afternoon, stay the night, and come back down the next day.
- Within ~100 miles of Denver.
- Looking to have great views of forest/wildlife and a great view at night of stars.
- Preferably not high traffic trails
- Would like to avoid any snow, but we would still love any suggestions that may even have snow. We have snowshoes if need be.
None of us have been to CO yet and look forward to finally checking it out! Any suggestions or advice is appreciated  Thank you in advance! |
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Post by absarokanaut on Apr 23, 2016 1:14:25 GMT -8
El Nino has given much of Colorado a significant snowpack this Spring. IF Comanche Pass and the Phantom Terrace are good to go you should go for a 150 mile drive to the Comanche-Venable Trailhead and do one of the best overnight loops on the planet. I have trouble posting pics here but have plenty on facebook if yu're3 serious about a great hike.
If you don't want to take snowshoes but still get up high I bet Bison Peak in the Lost Creek Wilderness would be a great overnight. Might be enough snow you don't have to take water but going in from Ute Creek there are great sites in the field of MASSIVE Boulders that begins at treeline about 4 miles in. Toatla mileage of Bison Peak is about 6 miles. AWESOME, highpoint in range at well over 12k gives AWESOME views of MANY ranges.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Apr 25, 2016 8:53:50 GMT -8
You're asking a lot. There will still be several feet of snow in the high country, and the closer you stay to Denver the more traffic you're going to see. The Sangre's are usually passable earlier in the year. The Lost Creek Wilderness is also passable earlier than some of the other areas. A week ago, the mountains near Denver got slammed hard, with up to four feet of fresh snow. A lot depends on how much snow falls between now and the end of May (yes, the mountains still get accumulating snow in May) and how warm the weather is. It's really too early to tell what conditions will be like in June. |
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Post by rebeccad on Apr 27, 2016 12:34:03 GMT -8
I can also recommend Golden Gate Canyon state park for an easy overnight early in the season. We have done a lot of shakedown trips there (first one of the season to see what we've forgotten). It's not high-mountains-spectacular, but as noted, early June is probably too early for that, and certainly very close to Denver.
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Thank you in advance!
