Trails
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
North Mt. Elbert Trail - Highpoint of Colorado
An easy non-technical day climb, that is if you are used to the 14,440 ft elevation
An easy non-technical day climb, that is if you are used to the 14,440 ft elevation
Difficult
8.7 mi/
14.0 km
14.0 km
Halfmoon Gulch 4x4 Trail
Challenging, scenic and fun trail to incredible Champion Mill and Iron Mike Mine.
Challenging, scenic and fun trail to incredible Champion Mill and Iron Mike Mine.
Difficult
25 mi/
40 km
40 km
Guides
An easy non-technical day climb, that is if you are used to the 14,440 ft elevation
Challenging, scenic and fun trail to incredible Champion Mill and Iron Mike Mine.
Community Trips
Corrected trip data (the battery died just after we headed down): 13.6 miles/8.5 hoursWe headed up Mount Massive from the Mount Massive Trailhead (10,050 feet) starting at around 6:00 am. We summited at about 10:45 (our 15th 14er) using a route up the east slopes (be ware of the false summit, but you are then almost there!). Mount Massive is massive at 14,421 feet along with the impressive summits to the north and...
Camped @ Elbert Creek Trailhead the night before our hike. Very nice area. Campground was full but there are plenty of other spots to camp. Found a spot next to the creek. Started our hike before dawn and topped out at about 9:00 am on a beautiful, but windy and cold day. This was a very easy hike up the Northeast Ridge route.
