What to expect
Check out some of the best hiking, walking and backpacking routes in Lake County, Colorado. The Mount Elbert via CDT is the most popular trail. There are trails of various difficulty levels including easy, medium, difficult, and extra difficult. The trail with the highest elevation climb is the South Mount Elbert Trail and the trail with the least amount of climbing is the Turquoise Lake Nature Trail. The longest trail is the Mount Massive via Colorado Trail at 21.3 km. For a shorter adventure you can try the Turquoise Lake Nature Trail at 1.8 km. Get off line access to Bus Stop, Campsite, Peak, and Water locations and much more with a Hiiker subscription.
Trail difficulty calculations
To understand how we calculate a trail's difficulty please check out our blog post on the subject:
https://blog.hiiker.app/2020/07/08/measuring-the-difficulty-of-a-hiking-trail-on-hiiker
