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Lake County Colorado Hiking Trails
Colorado Trail
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Pike & San Isabel National Forest, Cimarron & Comanche National
Grasslands, National Forest in Colorado
Located in the Twin Lakes Area of the Leadville Ranger District, this
section of the Colorado Trail begins in the Halfmoon Drainage and travels
about 6 miles to the
Lakeview Campground above Twin Lakes. Along this section of the
Colorado Trail provides access to the
North Mount Elbert Trail, South Mount Elbert Trail, & Lily Ponds. The
trail then travels under Highway 82 and around Twin Lakes to the dam for a
total of about 4 miles.
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| These 2 sections are easy/moderate
and have an elevation gain of less than 1,000'. From the dam, the Colorado
Trail connects with the Interlaken Trail then continues up Little Willis
Gulch over Hope Pass and down to Clear Creek Road. This section is
moderate/strenuous and has an elevation gain of about 3,500'.
Twin Lakes are located about 20 miles south of Leadville along Highway
82.
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