Colorado Trail Segment 3 is the third segment of the Colorado Trail that stretches from Littleton, Colorado to Durango Colorado. This segment is popular with day mountain bikers and has moderate traffic. Colorado Trail segment 3 starts at Little Scraggy TH and ends at Rolling Creek TH. The trail is 12.5 miles long with…
When you ask someone, when is hiking season? Most people will say spring, summer and fall. In Colorado where high elevation snow starts early, the amount of people hiking in the winter months decreases significantly. Winter hiking brings less crowds, more direct routes and sometimes more beautiful summit views than summer hikes do. However,…
Colorado Trail Segment 2 is the second segment of the Colorado Trail that stretches from Littleton, Colorado to Durango, Colorado. This segment is popular with day hikers, backpackers and mountain bikers and is one of the most heavily trafficked segments of the Colorado Trail. Colorado Trail Segment 2 is 11.5 miles long and 2,482…
Before ranking the Colorado 14ers here is some background on my journey. I have hiked all 58 of the 14ers in Colorado (as of 2021, closing in on 100 summits of the 14ers), I wanted to rank them and provide some thoughts on the experience and the mountains themselves. I have done my best…
Colorado Trail Segment 1 is the first segment of the Colorado Trail that stretches from Littleton, Colorado to Durango Colorado. This segment is popular with day hikers, backpackers and mountain bikers and is one of the most heavily trafficked segments of the Colorado Trail. Although Colorado Trail Segment 1 is 16.7 miles long, it…
Sunday Gulch Trail is a popular 3+ mile loop trail located in Custer State Park of South Dakota. The trail features hiking in a valley, next to, over and through a creek and along Sylvan Lake itself. This popular hike is great for hikers of all levels but does get crowded during peak season…