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Posted on 8/14/20 at 12:42 pm
Posted by lsugerberbaby
baton rouge
Member since Mar 2008
2768 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 12:42 pm
Traveling to Denver in mid-September. We wanted to hike Mount Evans, but appears they've closed down a large section of the road because of COVID.

Looking for something challenging and/ or a 14er. I've got the following on the list:

Grays and Torrey's Peak
Mount Audubon Trail
South Arapaho Peak
James Peak

Have any of you hike these trails? Or should I be looking at any others?
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
15851 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:27 pm to
Have you looked at Rocky Mountain National Park? Was there last week and hiked Sky Pond for the first time. Great hike. Logged 12.5 miles that day.
Posted by Tubedog13
Member since May 2009
3505 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:51 pm to
If you have time for the drive try the Manitou incline in Colorado Springs. Very challenging and incredible views from the top. There is also Pikes Peak which is an awesome 14er to hike.
Posted by 8thyearsenior
Centennial, CO
Member since Mar 2006
4280 posts
Posted on 8/14/20 at 6:51 pm to
Arapaho has some exposure and scrambling. If you have any fear of heights scratch that one. The others are just walks, steep uphill walks but walks.

Bierstadt or Quandary may be your type of hype.

Posted by TigerSaintInDallas
Denver
Member since Sep 2012
653 posts
Posted on 8/15/20 at 9:29 am to
The 14ers are pretty crowded. I saw at least a few thousand people on Quandary, and we got to the trailhead at about 4am. I like James Peak and Mount Lady Washington.. much less crowded.
Posted by pjab
Member since Mar 2016
5648 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:30 am to
Check out All Trails.

Hopefully by mid September the weather turns around and helps put out the fires.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:43 am to
Longs Peak keyhole route
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42574 posts
Posted on 8/17/20 at 10:12 am to
PNW > CO.
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