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Eagle County Colorado Hiking Trails
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Bowman's Shortcut Trail #1851
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White River National Forest
Available for hiking, biking and
horseback
riding, the 4.2 mile Bowman's Shortcut Trail starts level then climbs
gently up to views of the Gore Range and Ten Mile Range. The trail leaves
the woods and enters an open meadow where the faint trail is followed
north-northwest making sure to keep the Gore Range in view to your right.
A wooden marker at the end of the meadow shows where the trail leaves the
meadow. Pass a trail sigh and continue downhill right into the trees,
climb a short distance, then descend quickly to Two Elk Pass. A sing here
points out Two Elk Trail west 9 miles to Minturn or east 1.7 miles to Old
Vail Pass/Vail Pass Recreation Trail.Bowman's Shortcut
Trail may be used in conjunction with Two Elk Trail in several ways. For
those wishing to hike Two Elk Trail from east to west, using the Bowman's
Short-cut Trail, instead of the Two Elk Trail's east trailhead, eliminates
the very steep eastern end of Two elk Trail which rises 1800' in 2 miles
from the Vail Pass Recreation Trail. Another option is to hike Bowman's and
take Two Elk Trail east from Two Elk Pass and then down to a second car at
the trailhead for the Vail Pass Recreation Trail. To reach
Bowman's Shortcut Trail from Vail Colorado, travel west along I-70 to exit
190 for Vail Pass and turn left onto Shrine Pass Road #709. At mile 3.7 Holy
Cross Scenic Viewing Deck (known as Julia's Deck) is reached. At mile 3.9,
turn right onto Lime Creek Road #728. Traveling pass Timber Creek Road #712
on the right at mile 4.4 and reach the trailhead on the right at mile 4.7.
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