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7 Porch Notes tagged “trailhead,” from counties across Colorado.

Outdoors and wildfire - Lake County

Two main trailheads reach Mount Elbert, and they start in different places

Mount Elbert has a North and a South trailhead off different roads south of Leadville, and knowing which one you want saves a long, confusing drive.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Summit County

Climbing Quandary Peak in summer means a parking reservation or a shuttle

Quandary Peak is the popular 14er south of Breckenridge, and in summer you reach its trailhead by a reserved parking spot or a shuttle, not by parking on the road.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Custer County

South Colony Road climbs to the high peaks south of Westcliffe

The main Custer County approach to Humboldt Peak and the Crestones runs up Colfax Lane to South Colony Road, where the upper miles need four-wheel drive.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Arapahoe County

Broncos Parkway Trailhead has a living-roof shelter

Broncos Parkway Trailhead opens onto the Cherry Creek Regional Trail under a shelter roofed in living succulents that double as green shingles.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Arapahoe County

The Cherry Creek Regional Trail follows the creek past 17 Mile House Farm Park

The Cherry Creek Regional Trail runs along Cherry Creek through Arapahoe County, with trailheads including the historic 17 Mile House Farm Park, linking the metro to the open country to the south.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Gilpin County

East Portal and the Moffat Tunnel: Gilpin County's gateway to the high trails

The East Portal Trailhead at the Moffat Tunnel, reached by a gravel county road from Rollinsville, is the main way into the James Peak Wilderness from Gilpin County.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Summit County

McCullough Gulch trailhead also uses summer parking limits

McCullough Gulch, a waterfall-and-alpine-lake hike on the north side of Quandary Peak, falls under the same summer parking reservations and shuttle system as Quandary.

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