
Trip
Ascending Hikes – Chimney Gulch to Genesee Park
Ascending Hikes: This is a season-culminating difficult thru-hike for the Ascending Hikes Section. We will start at the Chimney Gulch TH on US Hwy 6 in Golden and hike all the way to the Genesee Mountain Park TH. CMC veterans, please wait until a couple days before trip day to sign up.
- Sun, Oct 1, 2023
- Ascending Hikes Section
- Hiking
- Adults
- Challenging
- Challenging
- Mileage: 12.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,450 ft
- High Point Elevation: 7,763 ft
- Pace: 2.1
- 5 (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Many long. beautiful views, varying terrain including stream crossings, and a number of small scrambling sections. The trail is sometimes difficult to follow so all hands needed to lead and navigate.
I will write a day or two before trip day with a final car shuttle plan, plus a route and weather update.
To receive the monthly Ascending Hikes Section newsletter, which contains a list of all upcoming Ascending Hikes, contact Membership Services at office@cmc.org and ask them to add you as an AHS member. No membership fee.
Please, if you are a long time CMC member not signing up specifically for the help offered by an Ascending Hike, but just to "do this trip," wait until 24 hours before trip day to join the roster, to ensure those seeking Ascending Hike help have first access.
Alert! This is a popular program. If there is a standby list, join it. Standby lists almost always clear. Your Trip Leader and AHS Coordinators put a lot of effort into planning section activities. Last minute cancellations and no-shows are very discouraging and insufficient numbers may jeopardize the program. We realize that “things happen,” however PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR AN AHS TRIP UNLESS YOU FULLY INTEND TO PARTICIPATE ON TRIP DAY.
This is a car shuttle trip, to be arranged between all of us before trip day.
If you are coming from the south or west and would prefer to park at the Genesee end -- 27448 Stapleton Dr, Golden (39.75054, -105.23144), please so advise us. We'll come to pick you up as part of the plan.
Everyone else, we will be emailing you the week before to pre-arrange the car shuttle drop with a plan to meet up at the Chimney Gulch TH (on the west side of US Hwy 6, 39.75054, - 105.23144) by 7:00 am for a prompt hike start.
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Required Equipment
We will provide more details as trip date approaches. At a minimum, your 10 essentials and layered clothing appropriate to the weather. Recommend you should carry three liters of water.