Peak Condition Update | Mt. Lindsey

Peak:	Mt. Lindsey
Route:	Northwest Gully
Range:	Sangre de Cristo
Posted By:	Sunshineof1985
Date of Info:	9/29/2015
Date Posted:	9/30/2015

Details
Hi! My name is Kristina! This is my 51st fourteener summit this summer/season. My goal is to climb all 54 (with the exception of Culebra. Instead I did North Maroon). You can read more about this hike and others at Sunshineof1985.com. Enjoy! Route: North Face Distance to Trailhead from Parking Lot:14 miles round trip Distance to Mount Lindsey from Trailhead: 8.66 miles round trip Total Distance: 22.66 miles round trip Total Elevation Gain from Parking Lot: 5,150 ft. Elevation Gain from Trailhead: 3,500 ft. Start Time: 8:35am End Time: 6:45pm Time to get to Trailhead from Parking Lot: 2 hours and 15 minutes with bike Time to get to Summit from Trailhead: 3 hours and 30 minutes Time to get back to Trailhead from Summit: 3 hours and 20 minutes (stopped and picked up a lot of rocks) Time to get back to Parking Lot from Trailhead: 1 hour and 5 minutes with bike Overall Pace: 2.2 miles per hour with bike and stopping to pick up rocks GEAR (to bring): Bike (optional), bear spray, GPS, extra socks, phone, SPOT Satellite Tracker, Map, Topo Map from 14ers.com, hiking boots with 2 pairs of socks on, long-sleeve, wind-guard/raincoat, light weight puffy coat, warm hat, lightweight gloves, day pack with water sack (64 oz), snacks. Road Condition: For one thing, don't follow the GPS if you're coming from the south. It tried to lead me an inaccessible way and for those of you that don't know, the road 580, to the trailhead is closed!! You'll have to park by the sign that states it's 5.3 miles to Upper Huerfano. From there it's 1.6 miles to the closed gate (which they won't let you park by). It's a total of 7 miles from the parking lot to get to the trailhead now because of the landslide. I strongly suggest bringing a mountain bike to cut down on the total mileage of walking. Even with my bike it took 10 hours (more like 9 hours without picking up beautiful rocks). Trail Condition: No snow at this point on the mountain, however there is a lot of mud on the "secret" road. T use the "secret road" and to avoid the landslide, take the faint grass/dirt road that is behind all the cut up logs when you exit the forest to a meadow (pictured below). The road is rough and covered in river rock for most of the way. Once at the trailhead, it starts out with a nice dirt path, but will turn back into rough river rock for the majority of the hike. Once in the forest, you may get lost around the creek a couple times, but you should be able to find your way back easily with the cairns. Once out of the forest, it's mostly an easy hike to follow to the summit. On the way down, I lost my way a little when entering back into the forest, but remembered my surroundings and got back on track.

Details

Hi! My name is Kristina! This is my 51st fourteener summit this summer/season. My goal is to climb all 54 (with the exception of Culebra. Instead I did North Maroon). You can read more about this hike and others at Sunshineof1985.com. Enjoy!

Route: North Face
Distance to Trailhead from Parking Lot:14 miles round trip
Distance to Mount Lindsey from Trailhead: 8.66 miles round trip
Total Distance: 22.66 miles round trip
Total Elevation Gain from Parking Lot: 5,150 ft.
Elevation Gain from Trailhead: 3,500 ft.
Start Time: 8:35am
End Time: 6:45pm
Time to get to Trailhead from Parking Lot: 2 hours and 15 minutes with bike
Time to get to Summit from Trailhead: 3 hours and 30 minutes
Time to get back to Trailhead from Summit: 3 hours and 20 minutes (stopped and picked up a lot of rocks)
Time to get back to Parking Lot from Trailhead: 1 hour and 5 minutes with bike
Overall Pace: 2.2 miles per hour with bike and stopping to pick up rocks

GEAR (to bring):
Bike (optional), bear spray, GPS, extra socks, phone, SPOT Satellite Tracker, Map, Topo Map from 14ers.com, hiking boots with 2 pairs of socks on, long-sleeve, wind-guard/raincoat, light weight puffy coat, warm hat, lightweight gloves, day pack with water sack (64 oz), snacks.

Road Condition: For one thing, don't follow the GPS if you're coming from the south. It tried to lead me an inaccessible way and for those of you that don't know, the road 580, to the trailhead is closed!! You'll have to park by the sign that states it's 5.3 miles to Upper Huerfano. From there it's 1.6 miles to the closed gate (which they won't let you park by). It's a total of 7 miles from the parking lot to get to the trailhead now because of the landslide. I strongly suggest bringing a mountain bike to cut down on the total mileage of walking. Even with my bike it took 10 hours (more like 9 hours without picking up beautiful rocks).

Trail Condition: No snow at this point on the mountain, however there is a lot of mud on the "secret" road. T use the "secret road" and to avoid the landslide, take the faint grass/dirt road that is behind all the cut up logs when you exit the forest to a meadow (pictured below). The road is rough and covered in river rock for most of the way. Once at the trailhead, it starts out with a nice dirt path, but will turn back into rough river rock for the majority of the hike. Once in the forest, you may get lost around the creek a couple times, but you should be able to find your way back easily with the cairns. Once out of the forest, it's mostly an easy hike to follow to the summit. On the way down, I lost my way a little when entering back into the forest, but remembered my surroundings and got back on track.

Comments or Questions

aliciaf

Why not 58?
10/2/2015 4:58pm

Nice blog! Why don’t you go for the list of 58 (minus Culebra if you don’t want to pay for it)?

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