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10 Loop Segments

Columbia/Harvard/Oxford/Belford/Missouri/Huron Loop Segment

La Plata/Elbert/Massive

Princeton to Shavano Loop Segment

5 Water Sources

dependable water

North Halfmoon Creek loosely follows trail

Reliable water at Browns Creek

Seasonal Creek

Mill Creek

Buck Creek

Water Source: Baldwin Creek

in avalanche chute

Water from South Halfmoon Creek

Maxwell Creek (throughout the drainage)

Fancy Creek

Water

Notch Mountain Creek

French Creek Headwaters

Seasonal North Willow Creek

Chalk Creek

Dependable water at North Cottonwood Creek

Water at Maxwell Creek Headwaters

Maxwell Creek - Dependable Water

Water before Avalanche Trail

Water at South Cottonwood Creek

Reliable Water Source

East Cross Creek

water

Water Source: Seasonal Creek

North Fork Clear Creek

All along Highline Trail

Water from Echo Creek

Lake Fork Creek

Homestake Creek

Hughes Creek, dependable flow

7 Peaks

Mt. Belford

Finish at Fish Hatchery

Mt. Oxford

Start at Shavano TH

Mt. Shavano

Mount of the Holy Cross

Mt. Yale

La Plata Peak

Mt. Antero

Huron Peak

Mt. Princeton

Mt. Harvard

Tabeguache Peak

Mount Massive

Missouri Mountain

Mt. Columbia

Finish at Half Moon Pass TH

Mt. Elbert

6 Camping

camping

Camping (will be busy)

Camping

Off of Holy Cross 4WD

Dispersed Camping at start of east ridge

Camping Options along trail until treeline
Bear Lake looks like choice camping, but it's above treeline and fairly exposed.

Camping Options near trail until before lake
Lake is a bit swampy, so may not make the best camp spot itself.

Honky Dory Lake

Camping all along Chaffee County 390

Large campsite

High dispersed camping

Nice DIspersed Dry Camp Spot

Dispersed Camping

Kearny Park

Potential Dispersed Camping Site

High + Dry Dispersed Camp

Busy Dispersed Camping

Cascade Campground
NFS Paid Campground

Dispersed Camping at N. Cottonwood Creek TH
Most likely busy/noisy

Along South Halfmoon Creek

Camping all along Highline Trail (west of CO Trail better)

Mill Creek Headwaters

camping and water

At Southwest Slopes TH

Potential rough dispersed camping

Dispersed Camping at Browns Creek

Half Moon Trailhead

High Camp below Yale's Southeast Face

Car/Dispersed Camping All Along Road
Very popular place to camp.

3 Bailout/Resupply

Huron Bailout to Chaffee County 390

Bailout/Resupply: Little Browns Creek Trail back to the Colorado Trail

Between Oxford and Harvard: Pine Creek

Bailout to Twin Lakes

Missouri - Off standard route to Chaffee County 390

Oxford/Belford

Buena Vista from N. Cottonwood Creek TH

to Buena Vista from CR 306

From Clohesy Lake out Chaffee County 390

Bailout/Resupply back to Shavano TH

4 Skipping Peaks

Skipping Antero via CO Trail

Skipping Princeton

Skipping Huron from Missouri

Skipping Columbia/Harvard

Skipping Mount Massive

Skipping Mt. Yale: continue on the Colorado Trail to N. Cottonwood Creek Trail

Skipping Elbert

Skipping La Plata

Skipping Missouri

Skipping Oxford/Belford

Skipping Mt. Yale

Skipping Shavano/Tabeguache: Take the CO Trail to Little Browns Creek

8 Warnings

Water not potable

Missouri East Ridge
Direct but loose and tricky Class 4

Start of Highly Exposed/Committing/Class 3 Crux
Not advised to continue if weather looks grim.

Trail does not exist, ridgeline technical

Very steep avalanche gully

If Skipping Elbert, take Mont Massive East Slopes Route instead of SE Slopes to save mileage

trail does not exist

1 Nolan's 14 Route

08 - Huron to La Plata

11 - Fish Hatchery to Mount of the Holy Cross and Half Moon Trailhead

04 - Mt. Princeton to Mt. Yale

03 - Antero to Princeton

07 - Missouri to Huron via Clohesy Lake

05 - Yale/Columbia/Harvard

09 - La Plata to Mt. Elbert

06 - Harvard to Oxford/Belford and Missouri

02 - Tabeguache Peak to Antero

01 - Start to Mt. Shavano + Tabeguache Peak

10 - Mount Elbert to Mount Massive

2 Slowlans Alternatives

La Plata to Mount Elbert ALT

Holy Cross from Seven Sisters Lakes

Alt descent into Maxwell Creek Drainage

Missouri to Huron Slowlans Alt

Elbert to Massive to Fish Hatchery

Columbia to Harvard - avoiding Traverse

Oxford/Belford/Missouri: take Elkhead Pass

Antero: Take the 4WD Track, rather than going off trail

Princeton Standard Route via CO Trail

Off Yale via East Ridge

Off Yale via Kroenke Lake

Slowlans Alt. Off Princeton: take the standard, East Slopes route

Mt. Columbia via Standard Route begin

Mt. Yale: Southwest Slopes

9 Beta

Follow CR 278 4WD northwest

Turn off CT heading North

Halfmoon Lakes TH

Base of Princeton Southwest Slopes

Turn onto FR 703

Start of Yale South Ridge

Descent South Down Airplane/Avalanche Gully

Base of Yale Southeast Slopes

Elkhead Pass

CT Turnoff into Hughes Creek Drainage

Pick up social trail

Leave Fall Creek Trail

CT/CR 306 Junction

Cross CT

Exit Gully

Cross Pine Creek

Skirt Bull Hill

Rejoin ridge

Leave Holy Cross City 4WD

Start of Echo Canyon

Scramble on Rock Rib

Leave CR278

CO 82

SE Ridge descent off Yale

Iron Mike 4WD

Start on Fall Creek Trail

Drop off ridge

Join Lonesome Lake Trail

Turn onto Holy Cross City 4WD

Turn NW off ridge

NB: located social trail

La Plata SW Ridge TH

Join Highline Trail

Maxwell Creek Mining Road/CT Junction

Clohesy Lake

Start Missouri Mt. South Ridge

Scramble up south face

Hike 4WD route to Jeep parking lot

CT/CR 344 Junction

FSR 110

Reach Princeton south ridge

Turn off CT to Shavano Trail

Take NE ridge off Tabguache
Expect more difficult terrain and footing, until after crossing Browns Creek and approaching CR 278.

Start up subsidiary ridge

Huron Peak NW Slopes TH

Descend down loose gully

Cross Cottonwood Creek at bridge

Cross Browns Creek

LineStrings

Missouri E ridge