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| Hiking | 16.52 Miles |
5,404 AEG |
| | Hiking | 16.52 Miles | 7 Hrs 32 Mns | | 2.63 mph |
| 5,404 ft AEG | 1 Hour 15 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Spent a week in Breckenridge last summer, so naturally Elbert was top of mind. Topped all the Four Corners except King's now. Wanted to make a morning of it, and since I didn't know when I'd be back around CO, I wanted to loop at least parts of all three summit trails. I used the CDT to loop back around below the mountain.
Took the standard route up for timing's sake, and after some time at the summit with a couple other people, headed down the ridge on Black Cloud. It was faint but the ridge is easy to walk without it. Best views of the day were of La Plata Peak before heading down.
Dropped down east where Black Cloud descends south. To this point more than a few marmots and pika. Entered the big cirque of small lakes. The going was surprisingly brushy. Some snow left over.
Climbed up to the South Trail on a southeastern ridge. Switchbacked down on the very nicely maintained and meadowy trail. Passed more than a few people headed up as the skies darkened.
Evntually it intersected with what the sign calls Colorado Trail no. 1776. It's a stretch of CDT that I took from the Lilly Pond area by Twin Lakes back to Elbert TH. Thunder and rain on the way, but I passed plenty of people who must have been real high on the mountain. |
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