Best Easy Day Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park

by Dannen, Donna; Dannen, Kent

• ISBN13: 9780762722723
• ISBN10: 076272272X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

With its towering peaks, picturesque waterfalls, pristine lakes, and stunning vistas, Rocky Mountain National Park offers visitors one of the country's great wild landscapes. Look for elk along Cow Creek, hike through open meadows filled with colourful wildflowers, or ski the Cub Lake Trail amid 10,000-year-old glacial erratics. Best Easy Day Hikes Rocky Mountain National Park directs you to the best short hiking trails in the park. This guidebook includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for thirty-six easy-to-follow summer and winter trails that lead to some of the park's most scenic destinations. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including experienced hikers and families.

Author Biography

Kent Dannen, a former contributing editor for Backpacker magazine, is a guide, naturalist, and master outdoorsman who has been leading hiking trips in Rocky Mountain National Park for more than 30 years. He lives in Allenspark, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Map Legend	viii
Overview Map	ix
About the Cranky Authors	x
Introduction	1	(1)
Maps	2	(1)
Bear Lake Shuttle Bus Service	3	(1)
Leave No Trace Principles	4	(5)
Trails from Bear Lake Road
Cub Lake	9	(3)
Fern Falls	12	(3)
Sprague Lake	15	(3)
Alberta Falls	18	(3)
The Loch	21	(3)
Mills Lake	24	(3)
Bear Lake Nature Trail	27	(3)
Bierstadt Lake	30	(4)
Lake Haiyaha	34	(4)
Emerald Lake	38	(4)
Wild Basin Trails
Ouzel Falls	42	(4)
Allens Park Trail to Calypso Cascades	46	(4)
North End Trails
Fall River Road	50	(4)
Gem Lake	54	(3)
Bridal Veil Falls	57	(4)
West Creek Falls	61	(3)
Trails from Trail Ridge Road
Timberline Pass	64	(3)
Toll Memorial	67	(4)
Fall River Pass to Milner Pass	71	(3)
West Side Trails
The Crater	74	(3)
Lulu City	77	(4)
Big Meadows	81	(3)
Coyote Valley	84	(2)
Adams Falls	86	(46)
Winter Trails
Introduction to Winter Trails	89	(1)
Winter Overview Map	90	(5)
Moraine Park Trails
Winter Trail 1. Winter Hike to Cub Lake	95	(3)
Winter Trail 2. The Pool in Winter	98	(3)
Trails from Bear Lake Road
Winter Trail 3. Skiing to Sprague Lake	101	(3)
Winter Trail 4. Skiing from Glacier Gorge Junction to Sprague Lake	104	(4)
Winter Trail 5. Loch Vale	108	(3)
Winter Trail 6. Winter in Glacier Gorge	111	(3)
Winter Trail 7. Bear Lake to Hollowell Park	114	(4)
Winter Trail 8. Skiing to Emerald Lake	118	(3)
Trails from Trail Ridge Road
Winter Trail 9. Upper Beaver Meadows in Winter	121	(4)
Winter Trail 10. Winter Travel on Deer Mountain	125	(4)
Winter Trail 11. Trail Ridge Road	129	(3)
Wild Basin Trail
Winter Trail 12. Wild Basin in Winter	132