Hiking Colorado's Summit County Area : A Guide to the Best Hikes in and Around Summit County

by Gaug, Maryann

• ISBN13: 9780762736515
• ISBN10: 0762736518
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Features twenty-five hikes in and around Summit County, Colorado, including hikes in Clear Creek, near Leadville, and over toward Fairplay.

Author Biography

Silverthorne, Colorado resident Maryann Gaug is a devoted hiker and a Master of Leave No Trace. She writes for Cyberwest and Summit County newspapers and is the founder of About Wilderness, Inc. She is also the author of Hiking Colorado (FalconGuides, 2003).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Trail Finder	p. 9
Trail Rating	p. 10
Map Legend	p. 11
The Hikes
Griffin Memorial	p. 13
Herman Lake	p. 18
Ptarmigan Peak	p. 23
In Addition: What Is Wilderness?	p. 29
Kettle Ponds	p. 31
Surprise/Eaglesmere Loop	p. 36
Lower Cataract Lake	p. 42
Gore Canyon Trail	p. 46
Mesa Cortina to East Vail	p. 52
Dillon Peninsula	p. 61
Chihuahua Lake	p. 67
Buffalo Mountain	p. 72
Lily Pad Lake	p. 77
In Addition: Mountain Pine Beetles	p. 84
Masontown/Mount Royal	p. 86
Iowa Hill	p. 91
Cucumber Gulch	p. 95
Barney Ford Trail	p. 101
Mohawk Lakes	p. 107
In Addition: Leave No Trace	p. 113
Wheeler Lake	p. 116
Wheeler Trail	p. 121
Colorado Trail from Wheeler Flats to Guller Creek	p. 126
Shrine Mountain	p. 133
Bowman's Shortcut Trail	p. 139
Grouse Lake	p. 144
Bear Lake	p. 150
West Tennessee Lakes	p. 155
Honorable Mentions	p. 160
Old Dillon Reservoir Trail	p. 160
Lenawee Trail	p. 160
Colorado Trail and Miners Creek Trail	p. 161
Quandary Peak	p. 162
Hike across Summit County	p. 162
Summit County and Vail Paved Recreation Path Systems	p. 164
The Art of Hiking	p. 165
Organizations	p. 186
Further Reading	p. 189
Hike Index	p. 195
About the Author	p. 197
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