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10,150 feet - 11,178 feet, 7.2 miles |
| This was our first hike in the Indian Peaks Wilderness since moving to Colorado. As luck would have it, we like to rise early for our hikes, and we managed a parking space at Fourth of July trailhead (which evidently fills up and spills out onto the dirt road for a long way on weekends). This trail follows the Arapaho Pass trail a short way before diverging west as the Arapaho trail continues to climb. We descended into a valley where the trail was muddy at times, and then climbed up onto the bench where Diamond Lake is nestled. It is a mild and pleasant hike if you are acclimated, and a nice workout if you aren't. You can continue on the trail to Devil's Thumb Trail which runs along the next valley to the south. |
