The road to Greenhorn Mountain
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zoomie83
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The road to Greenhorn Mountain
Not quite the the public service significance of the avalanche post, but I thought I'd post a correction to the info on Summitpost concerning the road to the upper Greenhorn Mountain Trailhead. From the 4-way intersection, the directions say to take FR 403 or Greenhorn Mountain Road. The road is actually marked as FR 369 and has no mention of Greenhorn Mountain Road. My friend and I climbed this mountain yesterday and weren't sure we were on the right road until about a mile from the trailhead. The road itself is in great condition with only a couple of icy sections and we drove a Cavalier to the TH with no problems. There was also no snow at all on the mountain and the reward to effort ratio is extremely high. 360 degree views with the entire Sangre de Cristo Range in full view. The Spanish Peaks also appeared to have no snow. If you want a great hike, do this before they close the road but wear something with bright colors; we saw 2 other hikers but probably 100 hunters.
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BALONEYMAN
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Re: The road to Greenhorn Mountain
+1 i have done greenhorn mountian every year for the last 4 years it is a beautiful hike. if you want some challenge try hiking the mountian from the rye side of the trail i think it is about 7 miles one way but you get to cross a huge boulder field and criss cross an avalanche scar beautiful colors in the valley below during fall and spring.
