Whereas Colorado provides nice alternatives to summit fourteeners, Mount Falcon is ideal for a scenic half-day journey about 20 minutes from Denver.
Situated in Mount Falcon Park, it’s free to park your automotive and enter — nice for funds vacationers — with a 11 miles of trails and numerous choices to select from. The best is the Turkey Trot (1.7 miles), whereas the Fortress Path (3.8 miles) positive factors an elevation of two,000 toes and is the hardest.
My companion and I, whom I met on an app known as Excessive There that’s extremely popular in Denver for making mates, opted for the Fortress Path and likewise veered off to finish the Walker’s Dream, as properly.
Collectively, these treks supplied panoramic views of snowy peaks, the Denver cityscape, the colourful Purple Rocks Park, the Colorado Entrance Vary and all the way in which out to Pikes Peak.
We traversed switchbacks that wound across the mountain, which saved issues attention-grabbing when it comes to surroundings and ambiance, altering fairly just a few occasions. Whereas I wouldn’t name the path straightforward, it’s actually doable for anybody in affordable form.
There’s additionally a dose of historical past on the prime of the Fortress Path, as you’ll discover ruins. These are what’s left of the early 1900s craftsman-style chalet of household and businessman, John Brisben Walker.
This self-made millionaire was obsessive about the thought of preserving giant items of land, although he sadly skilled tragedy when Mrs. Walker died in 1916, after which once more when lightning struck the house in 1918 forcing John to go away.
Once I hiked this path on a random weekday afternoon I noticed different hikers, and the paths are rather well labeled. I extremely advocate this feature for solo vacationers and anybody wanting some scenic outside journey.
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