Collegiate Peaks West 2 Quick Facts The Colorado Trail is a 485 mile hike that starts near Denver and ends in Durango, Colorado. Collegiate Peaks West 2 offers hikers the last long segment of the trail at 25.9 miles with over 6,100ft of elevation gain. Although grueling, this segment is drop dead gorgeous for…
Lower Calf Creek Falls is a popular hike located within the Grand Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah. The waterfall is 126ft tall and flows all year round with fewest crowds in the winter months. The hike to the falls involves some rolling hills through the canyon where the waterfall starts. This is a…
Big Dominguez Canyon is a unique area of the Uncompahgre Plateau in Western Colorado. The area is comprised of Red Rock canyons and sandstone bluffs with endless opportunities to explore. The canyon has a variety of petroglyphs and ancient shelters which will take you back in time when the Ute people ruled the area. …
Mt Hope is a centennial mountain in Colorado ranked as the 64th highest in the state. A short yet steep hike, Mount Hope is mostly class 2 without a trail once you leave beautiful Hope Pass. Do not let the distance fool you, this hike is almost entirely uphill and downhill with almost no…
Kings Peak is the highest point in Utah at 13,528ft and is located in the remote Uintas Wilderness of Northeast Utah. The hike to the summit consists of a well established dirt trail with many variations to extend or shorten your trip along the way. The technical grade of this hike tops off at…
Colorado Trail Segment 11 & CW1 are typically hiked together and presents hikers with the biggest choice of the Colorado Trail after 13.7 miles: take Collegiate Peaks East (the standard route) or take Collegiate Peaks West which adds 5.1 extra miles to the entire Colorado Trail. Segment 11 shares hiking with Mt Elbert day…
