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10k+ gain routes

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Does anyone have any route suggestions with 10,000+ ft of gain? I'm open to all suggestions but preference would be a loop hike, majority class 1/2 (some 3/4 would be fine), within 3ish hrs of Denver, and non-4wd TH. Doesn't have to summit 14ers and I definitely don't want to do laps on the same peak. Mileage is unimportant.

If anyone has a route in mind and would like a partner, let me know! I hike, I DO NOT run! :lol:

Thanks in advance!
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Re: 10k+ gain routes

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I did Thorodin's 50 Starrs in a day in early July, which comes out to about 11k vertical.

https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=17891

It would be easy to make a loop, maybe descend Coal Creek Canyon and come back to Boulder along 93 to the Mesa Trail? Might increase the mileage slightly, and I'm not sure how you feel about highway hiking...
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Greeley to Longs Peak (net) is close...
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I did a +10k day in the northern Sangres that was pretty fun, and is a loop (https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/triprepo ... trip=14262)

Stats: 11k, 25.8mi and 8 ranked 13ers, one short class 3 section.
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The Four Pass Loop is 9k' vertical and 27 miles. THE finest trail run in Colorado, imo.
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Re: 10k+ gain routes

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Re: 10k+ gain routes

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Tory Wells wrote:The Four Pass Loop is 9k' vertical and 27 miles. THE finest trail run in Colorado, imo.
A classic run, but it's 7.5-8k at best unless you add a side trail or something.
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Re: 10k+ gain routes

Post by Candace66 »

Does it have to be in Colorado? :) If not, check out the route from Shorty's Well to the summit of Telescope Peak in Death Valley National Park...~11,300' of vertical. :twisted:

However, you probably wouldn't want to attempt that in August, LOL :wink:
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Candace66 wrote:Does it have to be in Colorado? :) If not, check out the route from Shorty's Well to the summit of Telescope Peak in Death Valley National Park...~11,300' of vertical. :twisted:

However, you probably wouldn't want to attempt that in August, LOL :wink:
OP asked for a route within 3 hours of Denver, but yours in a monster. Not as hard as C2C though. Same gain but half the mileage.
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Re: 10k+ gain routes

Post by Candace66 »

Not as hard as C2C though. Same gain but half the mileage.
:oops: What is C2C?
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Re: 10k+ gain routes

Post by ezabielski »

Candace66 wrote:
Not as hard as C2C though. Same gain but half the mileage.
:oops: What is C2C?
Guessing Cactus to Clouds. Start in Palm Springs (500') and climb Mt. San Jacinto (10,800'). Maybe the most elevation gain you can do in the US in one continuous climb.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_to_Clouds_Trail

EDIT: Just found Shorty's Well to Telescope Peak. Anyone want to go to Death Valley this Fall and do it in a day? :faint:
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Re: 10k+ gain routes

Post by Candace66 »

Way too much for me! I took the aerial Tramway up and then hiked to the summit, LOL :mrgreen:
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