Scramble – Eldorado Canyon State Park

Trip

Scramble – Eldorado Canyon State Park

This is a plan "B" for the scramble originally schedled for RMNP Wild Basin due to weather. We will be scrambling something in the Quartzite ridge area.

  • Sat, Sep 27, 2025
  • Northern Colorado
  • Scrambling
  • Adults
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 700 ft

Participants of the ASC will get preference.

We will meet at JJ's in Fort Collins @ 7:30, rolling by 7:45AM. For those driving directly to Eldorado, meet at the Park & Ride off Foothills Hwy @ 9AM. We'll carpool to the rattlesnake ridge trailhead from there.

Route/Place

Eldorado Canyon State Park


Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

In addition to the usual essentials you will need a helmet, harness, belay/rappel device, prusiks. We will keep this to low class 5 and below. Tucker and I will bring ropes and any needed pro which will likely just consist of slings but we will have backup items.

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