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re: Denver - Top Hiking Trails/Things to Do this summer
Posted on 3/28/16 at 11:33 am to Lsupimp
Posted on 3/28/16 at 11:33 am to Lsupimp
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If you have 3/4 days and want a really cool long hike with camping I'll give you a GREAT one that's off the grid. Drive to a town called St Elmo's. Ask a local to direct you to a trail head. Preferably the one that takes you up Mt. Princeton. Enjoy two/three days of perfect solitude. Bring a couple beers in your backpack for the top.
To add to this, this suggestion would be best done during peak color change, around late September, if you're still around. The Collegiate Peaks/Sawatch Range have some of the best color change scenery in the state, especially up around St Elmo.
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Posted on 3/28/16 at 11:45 am to ColoradoAg03
Only the diehards seemed to make it to The Collegiates. Back in the day, we'd hike Princeton/Yale and then hit the hot springs for free . Lots of characters living in St Elmo, that's for sure, lol. I would caution the OP that it might be wise to get your flatlander legs/lungs under you, before going anywhere near a 14er. I'd start by driving to Chataqua in Boulder, getting a map at the trailhead, and going up a trail like the 2nd Flatiron . You get a great visual of The Front Range over 2500-3000 vertical feet and you can guage what kind of shape you are in. Don't go anywhere near Long's Peak or some bigger ones until you have mountain-confidence.
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