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What a great thread . Thank you all for posting!
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Please feel free to add any Canadian “lifestyle” trails ….. I would love to get some of them added here!!!!!! …. Just follow the format as Described in the first post.What a great thread . Thank you all for posting!
Crepes A La Carte!!!!!!!!!!!! So good but their prices have skyrocketed! We were in Breck a couple months ago and it was like $42 for two of us. I mean, they do have a sign saying now hiring paying up to $25/hr plus tips so.....Colorado
Boreas Pass
This is pretty much the best trail for pusses known to man. It’s just a dirt road (that was an old railroad route) but it does take you from Como to Breckenridge up and over the continental divide at about 11,500 feet. This “trail” is suitable for just about any vehicle (or bicycle).
If you are looking to teach the kids or grandkids about the continental divide, this trail is a must. If the kid is a young boy you can ask him if he wants some “water“ to go to the Atlantic or Pacific or maybe both? There are a few people parked at the pass, so if YOU want some ”water” heading in a specific direction, you will need to be fast, and especially fast If you are a women!
lots of opportunities to camp or hike from this “trail”. We didn’t. We just went into Breck and had crepes for lunch. The entire purpose of this drive was the Aspens in color:
Agreed. I swear I’ve seen your username on another forum btw.This thread is one of the best on the forum.
Really? Which one?Agreed. I swear I’ve seen your username on another forum btw.
Not sure. I’ve had a few different cars over the years and have participated in a forum for most.Really? Which one?
Cinnamon Pass is pretty easy. The drive from Animas Forks to Lake City is beautiful. Just drove it this summer and it was in pretty decent shape.COLORADO, Lake City
Cty Rd 30 (along and past Lake San Christobal)
Mostly easy well-maintained road that connects to the east side of Cinnamon Pass (itself a connector to Engineer Pass, Animas Forks, and is part of the Alpine Loop). Takes you past a bunch of scenic (read: $$$$) homesteads and on up into access areas for 14ers Sunshine, Red Cloud, and Handies, including a usually rough 4x4 spur to American Basin. A few narrow spots and it can have a few tricky spots depending on conditions (I've not been on it in a few years, and it was degrading due to over-use like most of those Alpine Loop / Engineer Pass roads). Stock JLs shouldn't have a problem and it shouldn't be too bad up to the split to the Am Basin and Cinnamon Pass. I used to see 2wd cars on it at the 14er trailheads... not sure if that is still possible. Stay alert.
Bonus: Cinnamon Pass can get quite tricky, with steppy bench switchbacks and a puckery stretch coming up out of Animas Forks. Probably not for beginners or the more casual following this thread, but I used to do it in my stock Ford Ranger and F150 back in the 90's - before it got too torn up by over-use. I presume it is still stock Jeep passable, but it might be questionable. If you are unsure, use it as a hike up to Cinnamon Pass, where the views are worth the walk! (just try not to get hit by a teenager on a moto-cross dirtbike going faster than good sense would dictate)
thanks for posting. can you add anything about the “lifestyle“ aspect of this trail? Hiking, fishing, unique geology, fern, fauna? some pictures? A rough description of the trail where it is, etc. see example formats from page 1-current.Excellent thread. Thanks fo doing this.
Mt. Walker in northwest Washington is an easy an worthwhile trail.
I have no videos or pics but there is a video on youtube. I'll post a link. Typical northwest forest with a gentle climb about 2500' to panoramic views of the Puget Sound, Cascade and Olympic mountains and Mt. Rainier on a clear day.thanks for posting. can you add anything about the “lifestyle“ aspect of this trail? Hiking, fishing, unique geology, fern, fauna? some pictures? A rough description of the trail where it is, etc. see example formats from page 1-current.