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Rocky Mountain U.S National Park Service Rocky Mountain U.S. Department of the Interior Rocky Mountain National Park Kawuneeche Valley Trail Guide Colorado River NPS PHOTO / ANN SCHONLAU Hiking Trails Adams Falls (East Inlet Trailhead) This easy Lulu City (Colorado River Trailhead) A flow- one-third mile hike leads to a small, pleasant water- ered field is all that remains of this once booming fall. If you go past the falls, you’ll soon come to a mining town. Pass by the remains of log cabins large, glaciated valley with a river and great views and look for tailings from the Shipler Mine about where moose are sometimes seen. You can find 2 miles into the trail. The trail parallels the Colorado many types of wildflowers in this area. (79 ft gain) River and passes meadows on this easy to moderate 7.4-mile round trip hike. (350 ft gain) Cascade Falls (North Inlet Trailhead) Photogenic Cascade Falls is 3.4 miles into the North Lulu City/Yellowstone Loop (Colorado River Inlet Trail. This easy hike passes through an open Trailhead) After passing Shipler’s cabins, you’ll meadow where marmots are often found and by come to a sign saying Lulu City to the left and Little a river that winds through a lodgepole pine forest. Yellowstone to the right. Stay right at the Y. Follow Fishing is good for small brook trout and an occa- the trail all the way to the Grand Ditch. Formed sional brown trout. Allow 3–4 hours. (300 ft gain) of stark gray volcanic rock, Little Yellowstone is a miniature version of the Grand Canyon of the Continental Divide Trail The Continental Divide Yellowstone. At the Grand Ditch take a left and National Scenic Trail was established by Congress follow the ditch for two miles until you see a sign in 1978 and stretches 3,100 miles from Canada to that says, “Stage Road, Lulu City.” Take the left and Mexico. Part of this trail crosses through some follow the trail down. At the bottom of the trail, remote areas of Rocky. For an easy, short hike, take a right and head toward Lulu City. The hike is traverse the section that crosses Onahu Creek and 13.8 miles in length and is a moderate to strenuous parallels a beautiful meadow in mixed forest. hike. (990 ft gain) Coyote Valley Trail (Coyote Valley Trailhead) Shadow Mountain Lookout Trail (East Shore This 1 mile round trip, level trail is wheelchair and Trailhead) Visit an early fire lookout resting stroller accessible and has many benches for resting. near the summit of Shadow Mountain and see a Follow along the Colorado River in Kawuneeche fantastic view of Shadow Mountain Lake, Grand Valley. Elk can often be seen grazing on various Lake, and Lake Granby. This hike can be accessed sedges and grasses. Picnic at the tables at one end of from either the Grand Lake or Shadow Mountain the trail, or fish along the trail. Allow 45 minutes to Dam trailheads for the East Shore Trail. A small 1 hour for an enjoyable stroll. (level trail) fee is required for parking in the Arapaho National Recreation Area. Allow a minimum of 4–5 hours for Green Mountain Loop (Green Mountain or this hike. (1,533 ft gain) Onahu Trailhead) This trail passes along the lush, marshy Big Meadow, and through forests of Timber Lake (Timber Lake Trailhead) This is lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, subalpine fir, and a 4.8 mile hike to picturesque Timber Lake, which Engelmann spruce. Watch for moose and elk forag- sits at treeline at the foot of the Continental Divide ing in the meadow and explore the cabin ruins of and Mount Ida. There was a landslide two miles early settlers. This hike is 7.6 miles long and should beyond the trailhead. Be careful around the slide take 3.5–4 hours. (1100 ft gain) area. Hike above the point of release, not through the landslide. The hike around the landslide is ardu- Holzwarth Historic Site This is a one-half mile ous and exceptionally difficult, as it is steep, muddy, flat walk across the Kawuneeche Valley to the and slippery. It is not recommended for those who Holzwarth Trout Lodge and Historic Site, a rustic have difficulty with off-trail wilderness travel. Allow guest ranch created in the 1920s. (level trail, a minimum of 6–7 hours round-trip for this steep strollers okay) hike. (2060 ft gain) Lake Irene Along Trail Ridge Road just south of Tonahutu Start from either West Portal Road in the Continental Divide at Milner Pass, this lovely Grand Lake or the Kawuneeche Visitor Center. subalpine lake is surrounded by tall pines, firs, and Leaving from the visitor center, the trailhead is at summer wildflowers, and is easily accessed from the the south end of the parking lot. The trail parallels picnic area. Strollers are welcome. the Tonahutu Creek uphill to Big Meadows, 4.2 miles from the trailhead. If you leave from West Portal Road, it is 5.4 miles from the trailhead. (680 ft gain) KV-S 05-2017 Hazeline Kawuneeche Valley Trails Lake Flatiron Mountain 12335ft Michigan to 3760m Lakes Thunder Mummy Pass Lake Pass and Corral Creek Agnes Trailhead Lulu Mountain 12228ft La Poudre Pass Mount 3727m Desolation Richthofen k 12940ft 1.6mi e Peaks 1.7mi e 3944m 2.6km r 2.7km C S e n le o N 1.9mi t t t s C 0.5mi 3.1km i w h T L w S lo a eleton 0.8km o p il r p Sk l e e i l cim W v n e e i M n Gulch 1.1mi Y R C 1.8km r 1.1mi k C 1.2mi 1.8km e r 1.9km r e d e Specimen u Medicine k 2.5mi Po 0.9mi Mountain Bow Curve 4.0km 1.4km Mount Chiquita 12489ft 3807m 13069ft R la h 3983m c t E i Site of e ad D Lulu City h dge Ro Mount ac il Ri M C ra Cirrus 1.3mi T Mount Chapin 12797ft 2.1km Alpine Visitor Center 12454ft 3901m M 3796m Lake of Shipler 34 11796ft U Mountain the Clouds 2.7mi To Estes Park 3595m To Estes Park 1.7mi 11317ft S 4.3km 2.7km 3449m Howard Mtn d R DESTINATION DISTANCE ELEVATION GAIN Milner Pass 12810ft n E a 3904m r mi km ft m V I G R Poudre Easy Lake Irene Lake Mount Red Mtn Trail Junction Adams Falls 0.3 0.5 79 24 Cumulus 12725ft 3879m Cascade Falls 3.4 5.5 300 91 Colorado Coyote Valley 0.5 0.8 0 0 River Trailhead Mount 0.5mi Nimbus 0.8km 12706ft Moderate 3873m 3.3mi Big Meadows via Green Mtn TH 1.8 2.9 606 185 R Red Mtn 5.3km 11605ft Farview Curve E 3537m Big Meadows via Kawuneeche VC 4.2 6.8 680 207 Jackstraw Mount V Timber Lake Mountain Granite Falls 5.2 8.4 1046 319 Stratus E Trailhead 11704ft 4.3mi Timber Creek 3567m Little Yellowstone 4.5 7.2 990 302 N 6.9km Baker Campground Lulu City 3.7 6.0 350 107 Mtn 3.3mi 12397ft Holzwarth 5.3km Red Mountain to Grand Ditch 3.3 5.3 1160 354 3779m 1.5mi Historic Site 2.4km Timber T 1.9mi im Lake Difficult be 3.1km 3.1mi r C 5.0km re to K ek Haynach Lakes 8.2 13.2 2286 697 Parika a w Lake 0.6mi Lone Pine Lake 4.8 7.7 1494 455 B u 1.0km ake n r e Lake Verna 6.9 11.1 1809 551 34 G e ulc L h c o h n Shadow Mountain Lookout Tower 4.8 7.7 1533 467 Mineral Point e g 11488ft M Timber Lake 4.8 7.7 2060 628 3502m Bowen Baker Trailhead e a d o w s All distances are one way from nearest trailhead. O D Coyote Valley Trailhead to Haynach A Nakai Peak Bowen Lake R 1.5mi Creek 12216ft Lakes Blue Lake 2.4km O 3723m L 1.5mi 2.4km O C 2.4mi 3.9km Gabletop Mtn B 11939ft ow u en nah 3639m G O ulch 1.2mi 1.9km 1.5mi 4.3mi 2.6mi 2.4km 6.9km Knobtop Mtn 4.2km 12331ft 3758m eek Big Cr Ptarmigan Onahu Trailhead Point North 0.8mi Meadows Granite Murphy Ptarmigan Flattop 1.3km Lake 12363ft V 0.6mi 1.8mi Falls Lake 3768m Mtn a 1.0km 2.9km 12324ft l l 3756m e Snowdrift Peak y 12274ft Green Mountain 3741m Crk 0 2 Kilometers Trailhead Mount Patterson Snowdrift 11424ft Lake Hallett 3482m 0 2 Miles n Peak a g 12713ft i 3875m m Green Mtn r a u 10313ft t t 3143m 3.4mi P u Nisa Mountain 4.1mi 5.5km h Bench a 10788ft 6.6km Wardance 4.6mi n Lake 3288m Falls 7.4km 491 Harbison o Meadows T Unpaved road Inle 492 t Grand Lake Trail (horse/hiker) Etrance Kawuneeche 491 Station Visitor Center Pettingell 2.3mi Lake 3.7km Trail (hiker only) Cascade 0.8mi 3.4mi Falls 1.3km Tonahutu/ 5.5km rth Lake rk No Continental Divide Trail North Inlet Pa Nokoni and 49 Trailheads erl 1.0mi mm 0.8mi Su Mount Enentah Ptarmigan 1.6km 1.3km 10781ft Mountain 0.7mi Trail distances GRAND 3286m 12324ft 1.1km 3756m Lake LAKE Nanita Information Andrews Peak Gr 12565ft and East Inlet La 3830m Campground ke Trailhead e k East Shore a L Mount Trailhead n Cairns Wheelchair accessible i 4.5mi a 1.5mi 0.3mi Adams 7.2km Lone Pine 34 t 2.4km n 0.5km Falls Lake 1.4mi u 2.3km Lake 1.0mi Picnic area o Shadow Mountain Ea 1.6km M Lookout Tower st In Verna Spirit 3.3mi let w 5.3km E Lake 0.6mi o Shadow c Mount 1.0km h P d o Mountain a Craig Food service a r h 10155ft a 12007ft d S 3095m 3660m Mount Wescott i s Fourth 10421ft e Restrooms 3176m Lake C re 1.2mi Mount Bryant e C Fifth 1.9km k r Shadow 11034ft e Lake e e Park Interpretive trail Mountain 3363m k Ten Lak Dam To Granby and 40.
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