Hiking – East Portal TH - Continental Divide Trail

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Hiking – East Portal TH - Continental Divide Trail

Continental Divide Loop from the East Portal

  • Sat, Sep 2, 2023
  • Bobcats Section
  • Scrambling, Hiking
  • Basic Alpine Climb
  • Adults
  • Challenging
  • Difficult
  • Mileage: 14.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 3,480 ft
  • Pace: Adagio ma non troppo

This trip will start at the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel. We will hike on trail to the Heart Lake, then climb to the Continental Divide Trail and hike to an unnamed peak above Forest Lakes.  Then we will descend off trail down to Upper Forest Lakes.  From there we will then walk down to where we started. See the map: Continental Divide from the East Portal sur AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/continental-divide-from-the-east-portal-8dc5983?p=-1&sh=w4xmem

Meet at the CoorsTek parking lot in Golden before 7:30 AM.

Route/Place

East Portal Trailhead


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

TK

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