Hiking near Breckenridge?

[scramble]

Hey does anybody have some favorites with low avy risk, nice scenery, not so exposed to wind? Like maybe a hike to a lake. Looking for 5-7 ish hour snowshoe. Would be kinda nice to have an established trench. Would drive an hour from Breck for an awesome hike. Found summer hikes on the internet, but curious if there are some popular winter favorites. Thanks!!

[AlexeyD]

Montgomery Reservoir/Wheeler Lake comes to mind. Less than 20 minutes from town and great scenery. Even if you don't make it Wheeler Lake, the valley between North Star and Mt Lincoln is absolutely beautiful.

[scott goldberg]

Here's one of my favorite sites...hope it helps

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[peter303]

Loveland Pass has awesome views and probably dont need snow shoes on the south side. But it usaully has wind.

You could hike up Quandry until at least the treeline and a view. It usually has a trench from the crowds.

[dennywitte]

If the wind is not too bad it is fun to drive to Hoosier Pass and then trek east and north up along Hoosier Ridge. The views are spectacular. You can head all the way over to Red Peak at 13215.

[James Dziezynski]

For a safe winter route I like the Mohawk Lakes. You can park at the winter parking area at Spruce Creek Road just a few miles outside of Breck. There, you can snowshoe the road or take a forest trail that parallels it to the old Continental Mine. Past that are the Lower Mohawk Lakes (where this icy picture was taken) and above that, the Upper Mohawk Lakes - with great views of Pacific Peak. It's about the time and mileage you're looking for, relatively safe terrain, close to Breck and there are lakes!

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[rpdawes]

Loveland Pass has awesome views and probably dont need snow shoes on the south side. But it usaully has wind.

You could hike up Quandry until at least the treeline and a view. It usually has a trench from the crowds.

I recommend Quandary Peak because I had been there in February. Hoosier Pass is a lot better than Loveland Pass since the road to the latter has been closed too often (almost daily) due to avalanche protocols. Occasionally avalanches hit the Loveland Pass road. CDOT does issue alerts to subscribers. That's how I keep up to date with what's going on.

[TravelingMatt]

You can try the 4x4 roads behind Keystone towards Montezuma. Peru Creek and so on. Usually there are tracks when I'm back there.

Also the North Tenmile and Meadow Creek trailheads, both off I-70, are usually booted down for a couple miles in. Same with Mt. Royal, but up to Victoria and Peak 1 you're on your own.

[mountainute]

Hi Scramble,

Mayflower Gulch is a popular and easy winter hike/snowshoe or ski. Go up from Copper towards Leadville until the obvious PLot. Mayflower Gulch is described in many guidebooks.

Best, mountainute

[mtgirl]

You could hike up Boreas Pass road from the winter closure to the pass and back. It may get a bit windy up near the pass, but there are huts on the pass and the route will be beat down by foot traffic (and probably snowmobile traffic). It's usually "microspikable".......there, I made up a new word.