Hiking – Leadville - Hope Pass via Willis Gulch Trail.

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This is the first of two hikes in the Leadville / Buena Vista area over the weekend Aug 27 - 28. The leaders will be in Leadville, there are hotels in Leadville and Buena Vista, as well as some camping areas nearby.

We will meet at the Willis Gulch Trailhead at 7:00 am.  Here is a link to the location in Google Maps

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Willis+Gulch+Trailhead/@39.0641377,-106.4054783,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x876aa384befeaa05:0x1b0aa0a0e15e1760!8m2!3d39.0641336!4d-106.4032896!5m1!1e4?hl=en&authuser=0

If you come from Wooly Mammoth Parking Lot, it will take about 2 hours to drive to Willis Gulch trailhead via I-70.

We will start near Twin Lakes at the Willis Gulch Trailhead, and join the Continental Divide Trail up LIttle Willis Gulch to Hope Pass at 12,508. We'll have lunch at the pass which is between Mt Hope (13,933) and Quail Mtn (13,461). We will return to the trailhead the same way we came. This route is part of the famous Leadville 100 mile running race - imagine doing this pass when you've already run over 40 miles!