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Description:
While warm in July and August, this is a
great early and late season hike or as a "tune-up" for more
challenging treks later.
The trail begins a steady ascent for about
.6 of a mile to a junction with Lily Pad Trail. Take the Lily
Pad Trail (on your right) and soon you wil lbe treated to the
sights and sounds of Meadow Creek, a footbridge, and great
vistas of Frisco, Lake Dillon and fourteeners Gray's and
Torrey's. As you continue the ascent the vistas keep getting
better! Also, look for Peak One as it towers above Mt. Royal and
Victoria to the south. |
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Soon, the trail leaves the creek and
ascends a small rise leading to the first of two lakes. Follow
the trail between the two lakes around the second lake on your
right (north). Continue for a half mile on the trail past the
second lake (really just a small pond covered with lilies) to
the junction with the Salt Lick Trail. Here the trail begins its
descent into Salt Lick Gulch.
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Above: An old mine shoot you will encounter about a half of
a mile into the hike. |
Above: beautiful skies and cloud formations blanket the view
into Dillon and Lake Frisco. |
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Near the bottom of the gulch
look for a footbridge on your left to cross the stream and
continue to the Salt Lick trailhead. (See our description of the
Salt Lick Trail).
At the trailhead continue a short distance
to Ryan Gulch Road, cross the road, turn right and you arrive at
the Summit Stage stop(right in front of the Wildernest Center)
which will give you a free lift back to Frisco exit 203.
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Above: A shot of the towering Aspen and view alongside the trail
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Above: An old mine shoot you will encounter about a half of
a mile into the hike. |
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The Summit Stage generally runs
every half hour (call 970-668-0999 for details.)
As always, we suggest picking up a copy of
a topo map of Summit Co. to help locate landmarks and further
enhance the fun of your hike. Click on our link to Weber's Book
store in Breckenridge on our home page to order your copy. |
Check out Summit County Explorer's
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Above: Meadow Creek. |
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