Distance: 8.2 Elevation Gain: 4560′ Starting Elevation: 9,640′ Rating: Difficult In my opinion, Belford has one of the best views from the top at least in this part of Colorado and rivals views from any part of the state. Most people climb Oxford along with Belford and it’s not difficult to bag both of these [...]
Distance: 10 Miles Elevation Gain: 5400″ Starting Elevation: 10,450′ Rating: Difficult This hike is one of Colorado’s 54 official fourteeners and also the second highest peak in the lower 48 states behind Mt. Whitney which is only about 35 feet taller. Elbert has several different approaches and we chose to hike the Black Cloud Trail [...]
Distance: 8.4 Miles to Yellow Jacket Mine Elevation Gain: 2,700′ Starting Elevation: 8,400′ Rating: Moderate-Difficult For the first official hike of this summer (I know….late start) we decided to tackle the Bear Creek Trail since we had heard so many good things about the hike and the views. Bear Creek Trail starts just about 2 [...]
Distance: 9.8-11.4 miles RT (depending on trailhead) Elevation Gain: 4150′-5100′ Starting Elevation: 10,400′ Rating: Difficult Redcloud & Sunshine are 2 more of Colorado’s illustrious 14ers and since they are so close, they are generally hiked together. This makes for a rather long day hike with some good elevation gain but if you take a break [...]