Best Hikes Colorado's Indian Peaks Wilderness

by Kent Dannen

Overview

Best Hikes Indian Peaks Wilderness includes concise descriptions, full-color photos, GPS coordinates, and detailed maps to the best hikes in Indian Peaks Wilderness, from family-friend strolls to popular vistas to hillier wooded pathways.

FalconGuides have set the standard for outdoor guidebooks for more than thirty-five years. Written by top experts, each guide invites you to experience the adventure and beauty of the outdoors.

Look inside to find:

• Hikes suited to every ability
• Mile-by-mile directional cues
• Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, and best hiking seasons
• An index of hikes by category—from easy day hikes to waterfalls
• Invaluable trip-planning information, including local lodging and campgrounds
• Full-color photos throughout
• GPS coordinates

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493027040
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2017
Series:	Regional Hiking Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Kent Dannen, a former contributing editor for Backpacker magazine, is a guide, naturalist, and master outdoorsman who has been leading hiking trips in Rocky Mountain National Park for more than 30 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction 01

How to Use This Guide: With Great Diligence 03

Transportation 04

Indian Peaks Commemorate Indian History 04

Before the Indians: Geology of Indian Peaks 08

Weather. It's Usually Good for Hiking 11

Flora 12

Fauna 13

Wilderness 17

Wilderness Access Fees 17

Pets 18

Camping 19

Trail Finder 20

Map Legend 22

The Hikes: East of the Continental Divide 23

1 Meadow and Saint Vrain Mountains 24

2 Red Deer Lake 29

3 Buchanan Pass Trial 33

4 Sawtooth Mountain 37

5 Coney Lake and Upper Coney Lake 41

6 Bernard Lake 46

7 Niwot Cutoff Trial 50

8 Long Lake Loop 55

9 Lake Isabelle 59

10 Navajo Peak 63

11 Pawnee Pass 67

12 Pawnee Peak 72

13 Mount Toll 77

14 Mitchell Lake 83

15 Blue Lake 87

16 Mount Audubon 91

17 Paiute Peak Circle 96

18 Rainbow Lakes 101

19 Arapaho Glacier 106

20 Diamond Lake 111

21 Fourth of July Mine 115

22 Arapaho Pass 118

23 Lake Dorothy 123

24 South Arapaho Peak 127

25 North Arapaho Peak 131

26 Caribou Pass 136

27 Jasper Lake Circuit 140

28 Devils Thumb Lake 144

29 Woodland Lake 148

30 Skyscraper Reservoir 152

31 Bob and Betty Lakes 157

32 King Take 161

33 Lost Lake 166

West of the Continental Divide 170

34 Watanga Lake 171

35 Irving Hale Divide 175

36 Mount Irving Hale 179

37 Stone Lake 187

38 Upper Lake 187

39 Gourd Lake 191

40 Fox Park 195

41 Pawnee Lake 200

42 Mirror and Crater Lakes 204

43 Coyote Park and Caribou Lake 210

44 Satanta Peak 216

45 Columbine Lake 222

46 Devils Thumb Pass 227

Hike Index 230

About the Author 231