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Hiking – Bowman's Shortcut (to Two Elk Pass)

Bowman's Shortcut (to Two Elk Pass)

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Candace Winkle
Candace Winkle
Primary Leader
  • Fri, Sep 16, 2022
  • Gore Range
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 8.8 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
  • Pace: Moderate pace

ALL registrations must be done on the CMC web site.

By signing up for this hike you agree to have your e-mail address shared with other participants and photos of you shared in Facebook or other media.

If you need to cancel, please use the appropriate method to cancel on the CMC website - do NOT contact leader.  If you have to cancel the morning of the trip, please TEXT the leader at 303-888-0559 by 7:00 am.

 If you have any known medical conditions that may manifest themselves during this activity, please notify the leader via e-mail prior to the trip.

Bring the usual: 10 Essentials + COVID-19 Precautions (mask & sanitizer) 

 NO PETS please!

10 essentials and clothing appropriate for the weather, trail lunch/snacks. 

Full Covid-19 vaccination is required if you are carpooling.

Please see current CMC Covid-19 rules at:

https://cmc.org/COVID-19andCMCProgramming.aspx

Off the Shrine Pass road past the Shrine Pass trailhead.

For those in Summit County, meet at the kayak overnight lot aka recpatch parking near I-70 exit 201 at 7:25 am.  

If you are meeting at the trailhead, please arrive by 7:55 a.m.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kayak+Overnight+Parking+Lot,+Unnamed+Road,+Frisco,+CO+80443,+United+States/39.5749406,-106.1110569/@39.5697133,-106.1111124,16.44z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m5!1m1!1s0x876a5f8d2bfa73a7:0xdafe3f3b3e279c3c!2m2!1d-106.1110462!2d39.5749432!1m0

Drive west on I-70 to exit 190 for Vail Pass. Turn west onto a good dirt road, Shrine Pass Road #709. At mile 2.3, you will pass the road for the Shrine Mountain Inn on the left and at mile 3.7, you will pass the Holy Cross Scenic Viewing Deck (known as Julia’s Deck) with a wheelchair access ramp. At mile 3.9, turn right onto Lime Creek Road #728. You will pass Timber Creek Road #712 on the right at mile 4.4 and reach the trailhead on the right at mile 4.7

Off the Shrine Pass road past the Shrine Pass trailhead.

Route/Place

Route-Place TBD

Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The trail starts level then climbs gently with a few steeps and a couple of downed trees to scramble over, up to views of the Gore Range and Ten Mile Range. Emerge from woods to a large open meadow where you follow north-northwest through the meadow for great views of the back bowls of Vail etc. 360 degrees. Continue on to Two Elk Trail junction.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5186464.pdf

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