Hiking – Grizzly Peak D, Cupid

From the summit of Cupid Peak, walk south down along the ridge crest, losing close to 350 feet in elevation to the first saddle. Then follow a well-defined trail that cuts mostly through tundra. At one point, the trail drops you onto the east side of the ridge, then regains the ridge. The tundra will continue most of the way to the base of the final ascent section to Grizzly. You will need to ascend to Pt. 12,936, then lose another 100 feet in elevation before you reach the final ascent of nearly 700 vertical feet. It is on this last stretch that you will encounter more rock - that is broken rubble, talus, etc. The trail will become more faint and several possible paths may become options. When you arrive at the summit, Torreys Peak will seem to loom above you, still 700 vertical feet higher, and Grays will be seen just a little farther away. Grizzly Peak sits at the head of Chihuahua Gulch to the south.

Meet at Wooly Mammoth - Section BB, across from the Exxon gas station, at 6:35 am, so we can form carpools and leave no later than 6:40 am.  Here’s a Google Maps link to the “Wooly Mammoth Park-N-Ride”:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/ureNbXygtrukNp8fA

Link for Cupid to Grizzly: 

https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=12.7/-105.8759/39.6631&layer=GaiaTopoRasterFeet&pubLink=UlWECV8Ws9rqBH0PC97R9W5Q&trackId=3b1c0e344f97c43815c4211eba765791

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/grizzly-peak-and-cupid-peak-via-mount-sniktau-trail-and-loveland-pass

Trailhead address is East side of Loveland Pass:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/fJrEQShMvBsH3obT7