Red Mountain Trail
Description:
The Red Mountain
Trail begins from the Lulu City Trail at an elevation of 9,032 feet and climbs
to the Grand Ditch Trail at 10,208 feet in about 3.2 miles. Sixty percent
of the trail is easy to hike with 40% being of moderate difficulty. The trail
leaves the Lulu City Trail at about the .4 mile mark and crosses the Colorado
River via a wooden bridge. It enters a spruce forest and begins a moderate
climb up the west ridge of the Kawuneeche Valley. The trail gets rocky as
it crosses a boulder field and then crosses Opposition Creek over a foot bridge.
You get some good views of the valley where the trees are less dense. Wild
raspberries line the more open sections of the trail. As the trail tops the
ridge, it turns northwest. The trail passes the edge of a deep drainage, giving
you a great view of Trail Ridge Road and the valley below. After making a
short descent, it crosses Opposition Creek again an then climbs to the Grand
Ditch Trail. The last 100 yards of the trail is quite steep.
Features:
| Length: |
3.2 miles (5.2 kilometers) |
|
Elevation Range:
|
9,032' - 10,208' |
| Elevation change: |
1,305 feet |
| Season: |
Jun 1 - Nov 1 |
| Difficulty: |
Easy to moderate |
| Use: |
Low |
| USGS maps: |
Fall River Pass |
| Trailheads: |
Colorado River |
| Restrictions: |
No pets are permitted
|
| Suitable for mountain bikes: |
No (not permitted) |
| Suitable for horses: |
Yes |
Vicinity Map
Altitude Profile
Directions:
The
nearest trailhead to this trail is the Colorado River Trailhead on the west
side of the Park. The trailhead is just west of Trail Ridge Road about 10.2
miles north of the Grand Lake Entrance and about 31 miles from the Beaver
Meadows Entrance. Hike about .45 miles on the Lulu City Trail to reach the
Red Mountain Trail.
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