Crested Butte--Scarp and West Maroon

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steelfrog
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Crested Butte--Scarp and West Maroon

Post by steelfrog »

Quick question: I have a high clearance but not 4WD van; can I make it to Irwin Lake Lodge and West Maroon trailheads next weekend (if dry)?

Looking to do Scarp Ridge middle loop and West Maroon to Haslett Pass.

Thanks!
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kaiman
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Re: Crested Butte--Scarp and West Maroon

Post by kaiman »

Did you mean Hasley Pass? You will need some clearance, but not 4WD drive to make it to the top of Schofield Pass to get to the West Maroon Pass/Hasley Pass trail from the Crested Butte side:

https://travelcrestedbutte.com/crested- ... pass-loop/

The road to Lake Irwin is also 2WD, but from there to the abandoned lodge and Scarp Ridge trail is quite a bit rougher and I'd want 4WD for it if it was me (it also involves a creek crossing at some point after Lake Irwin I believe, but it's been 10 years since I've been up there so my memory is fuzzy). See this Summitpost page for more info:

http://www.summitpost.org/scarp-ridge/1004075

Enjoy, it's a beautiful area!

Kai

P.S. If you have time/good weather continuing to Gunsight Pass is worth the effort.
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Schofield Pass - parking - mileage to West Maroon Pass

Post by skochgj »

Is one allowed to leave a car a the TH on the Maroon Bells side of Schofield Pass to start a multi-day hike from there? And regarding Mileage, I'm having a hard time getting a mileage estimate from this East Fork/West Maroon Bells parking/Trail Head to the trail connecting Frigid Air Pass to West Maroon Pass (the traditional 4 pass loop). Does anyone have a link to a good map showing mileage between TH/intersections/passes? Thanks!
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Re: Crested Butte--Scarp and West Maroon

Post by pmeadco »

There are no restrictions for parking at the West Maroon trailhead. I just traced out the trail in Google Earth and it is 3.1 miles from the trailhead to the Frigid
Air Pass intersection.
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