Distance: 8.0 Miles (From CR 18 Leavick Townsite) Elevation Gain: 2800′ Starting Elevation: 11,240′ Rating: Difficult This hike made me really consider how the writers of all these hiking books classify how difficult a hike really is. I’ve done quite a few hikes in Colorado and am up to about 10 fourteeners and it really [...]
Distance: 5.6-9.3 miles RT (depending on trailhead) Elevation Gain: 2750′-4450′ Starting Elevation: 11,600′ Rating: Difficult Another notorious Colorado 14er. Handies is not too difficult and can be reached from Lake City via the Alpine Loop to American Basin where the trailhead is. There are a few options for hiking Handies so I would recommend Gerry [...]
Distance: 13.8 miles RT (West Willow Creek Trailhead) Elevation Gain: 4,600′ Starting Elevation: 11,100′ Rating: Difficult San Luis Peak is perhaps the least climbed fourteener in Colorado due in part to its remote location. The trailhead is difficult to find and I would strongly suggest consulting a map to locate this trailhead. The description in [...]
Distance: 7.6-15 miles RT (depending on trailhead) Elevation Gain: 3000′-5000′ Starting Elevation: 11,000′ Rating: Difficult Uncompahgre is one of the 54 fourteeners in the state and is quite noticeable from a distance due to the unique shape of it’s peak. It is not a difficult climb but it is quite long and is often combined [...]