Colorado Alpine Trail Runs
"Mountain runners will love this beautiful book." — San Francisco Book Review

  • Organized by geographical area so readers can discover the best trails across Colorado
  • Comprehensive info on routes, such as access, mileage, vertical details, directional cues, and difficulty
  • Best practices for mountain running, alpine safety, and Leave No Trace principles
  • 45 runs from mellow to technically challenging to suit a host of skill levels

High-mountain trail running is more popular than ever, combining the joys of alpine hiking and peak bagging with the thrill of covering a lot of ground and moving at a fast pace up high.

Colorado Alpine Trail Runs makes it easy to find great places to run in the mountains. This essential guidebook introduces you to beautiful, rugged trails and inspiring vistas across Colorado, providing key info, including route access, mileage, directional cues, and difficulty, as well as guidance around responsible outdoor recreation. The guide features 45 spectacular runs that vary in length from 4 miles to nearly 30, with a mix of options from introductory to technical, to suit a variety of skill levels. Every route reaches an elevation over 11,500 feet and includes a high-alpine pass, lake, or summit, allowing for spectacular 360-degree views.

Whether you’re seeking remote routes or reliable intel on a classic trail, this info-packed, indispensable guide will have you lacing up your trail shoes and heading for the mountains!
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Colorado Alpine Trail Runs
"Mountain runners will love this beautiful book." — San Francisco Book Review

  • Organized by geographical area so readers can discover the best trails across Colorado
  • Comprehensive info on routes, such as access, mileage, vertical details, directional cues, and difficulty
  • Best practices for mountain running, alpine safety, and Leave No Trace principles
  • 45 runs from mellow to technically challenging to suit a host of skill levels

High-mountain trail running is more popular than ever, combining the joys of alpine hiking and peak bagging with the thrill of covering a lot of ground and moving at a fast pace up high.

Colorado Alpine Trail Runs makes it easy to find great places to run in the mountains. This essential guidebook introduces you to beautiful, rugged trails and inspiring vistas across Colorado, providing key info, including route access, mileage, directional cues, and difficulty, as well as guidance around responsible outdoor recreation. The guide features 45 spectacular runs that vary in length from 4 miles to nearly 30, with a mix of options from introductory to technical, to suit a variety of skill levels. Every route reaches an elevation over 11,500 feet and includes a high-alpine pass, lake, or summit, allowing for spectacular 360-degree views.

Whether you’re seeking remote routes or reliable intel on a classic trail, this info-packed, indispensable guide will have you lacing up your trail shoes and heading for the mountains!
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Colorado Alpine Trail Runs

Colorado Alpine Trail Runs

by Annalise Grueter
Colorado Alpine Trail Runs

Colorado Alpine Trail Runs

by Annalise Grueter

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Overview

"Mountain runners will love this beautiful book." — San Francisco Book Review

  • Organized by geographical area so readers can discover the best trails across Colorado
  • Comprehensive info on routes, such as access, mileage, vertical details, directional cues, and difficulty
  • Best practices for mountain running, alpine safety, and Leave No Trace principles
  • 45 runs from mellow to technically challenging to suit a host of skill levels

High-mountain trail running is more popular than ever, combining the joys of alpine hiking and peak bagging with the thrill of covering a lot of ground and moving at a fast pace up high.

Colorado Alpine Trail Runs makes it easy to find great places to run in the mountains. This essential guidebook introduces you to beautiful, rugged trails and inspiring vistas across Colorado, providing key info, including route access, mileage, directional cues, and difficulty, as well as guidance around responsible outdoor recreation. The guide features 45 spectacular runs that vary in length from 4 miles to nearly 30, with a mix of options from introductory to technical, to suit a variety of skill levels. Every route reaches an elevation over 11,500 feet and includes a high-alpine pass, lake, or summit, allowing for spectacular 360-degree views.

Whether you’re seeking remote routes or reliable intel on a classic trail, this info-packed, indispensable guide will have you lacing up your trail shoes and heading for the mountains!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781937052768
Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club
Publication date: 06/07/2022
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Annalise Grueter has been exploring Colorado trails her entire life. She is a marathoner and ultramarathoner as well as an avid hiker. She has made over 153 summits of Colorado’s Fourteeners and stood atop the highest peaks in Mexico, Germany, and Tanzania. A NOLS graduate, she has taught and mentored both children and adults on camping, orienteering, and safe mountain practices. Annalise enjoys exploring mountain ranges around the world, especially through sports such as mountain running and ski mountaineering. When not in the backcountry, Annalise spends her time cross-country skiing, reading, writing, or enjoying live music with friends.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 3

Runs at a Glance 14

Front Range 16

1 Chasm Lake 17

2 Blue Lake and Mitchell Lake 21

3 Old Baldy 25

4 High Lonesome Loop 28

5 Mount Sniktau 32

6 Mount Flora 35

7 Mount Bierstadt 39

8 Grays and Torreys Peaks 44

9 Pikes Peak 47

Summit County 51

10 Quandary Peak 52

11 Decalibron Loop 56

12 Mount Sherman and Mount Sheridan 61

13 Tenmile Traverse 65

Elk Range 69

14 Midway Tarn 70

15 Lost Man Loop 75

16 Aspen Highlands 79

17 Capitol Lake 83

18 Electric Pass Peak and Leahy Peak 87

19 Castle Peak 92

20 Mount Sopris 97

21 Snowmass Three Pass Loop 102

22 Four Pass Loop 106

San Juan Range 111

23 Blue Lakes Basin 112

24 Highland Mary Lakes 116

25 Columbine Lake 120

26 Matterhorn Creek 124

27 Handles Peak 128

28 Cooper Lake 132

29 Redcloud Peak 136

30 The Window 140

Sangre De Cristo Range 144

31 Lily Lake 145

32 Music Pass 148

33 Lake of the Clouds 152

34 Phantom Terrace Loop 155

35 Humboldt Peak 159

36 Obstruction Peak 163

37 Zapata Lake 167

38 Willow Lake 171

Sawatch Range 175

39 Bear Lake 176

40 Mount Yale 180

41 Belford and Oxford via Elkhead Pass 184

42 Igloo Peak 188

43 Mount Elbert 192

44 Fancy Pass and Missouri Lakes Loop 196

45 Notch Mountain Shelter 200

Acknowledgments 205

Checklist of Runs by Mileage 206

Checklist of Runs by Vertical Gain 207

About the Author 208

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