Solo Hiking 16 Miles in Colorado’s Indian Peaks Wilderness

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🌎 Leave it better than you found it.
🥾 Stay on the trail.
🐻 Respect wildlife & keep your distance.
🚮 Pack out your trash & any trash you find.
😀 Be respectful to others.
⚠️ Follow local rules & regulations.
🎒 Bring the proper gear & stay safe.
📌 Save these hikes:
📍 Arapahoe Pass and Lake Dorothy Trail.
🥾 7.1 miles RT, 1,942’ of elevation.
📍 Caribou Lake via Arapaho Pass Trail.
🥾 8.8 miles RT, 2,601’ of elevation.
📍 Upper Diamond Lake.
🥾 8 miles RT, 2,070’ of elevation.
Notes:
🚗 Bumpy dirt road to trailhead, high clearance recommended.
🅿️ Small dirt parking lots & minimal roadside parking.
⚠️ Follow all Indian Peaks Wilderness regulations.
🏕 Backpacking is allowed. Permits required 6/1 to 9/15.
🚫 No camping within 100’ of lakes, streams, or trails.
🦮 Dogs on leash. (Pack out dog poop)
🚻 Pit toilets at trailhead.
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[@jonlinn911]

Love that area. spent my 30s and 40s there. Daughter born in Gilpin.

[@the.guidebook]

That’s awesome it’s such a beautiful place!