Trip
Hiking – Geneva Creek Iron Fens
We will hike to Clear Creek county open space of the unique Geneva Fen, very unique acidic stream flowing over terraced rocks. We will then hike uphill, approx 500 ft gain including 1/4 mi use trail thru bushes to old road & old mine & 360 degree view of the nearby mountains. If desired one can hike to the old mine.
Contacts
- Mon, Aug 19, 2024
- Denver
- Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate A
- Moderate
- Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
- Pace: pace will be slow to moderate, uphill 45min mi, 1.5 mph flat & downhill.
- 3 (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
meet at 7:00am at The Fort restaurant. Park at the first parking lot on the hwy 8 before the turn into the restaurant parking lot, DEPART AT 7:15AM.
We will drive hwy 285 to Grant CO, then turn right and drive 10 mi approx up Guenella Rd Pass Rd. We will park at the Shelf Lake trhd parking lot. This is very rough road about 3mi, with lots of potholes. A subaru outback or similiar vehicle can drive this road slowly. True wheel drive not needed. Drive up takes nearly 2 hr.
We will be walking dirt road, except for about 1/4 mi where we will bushwack steeply up hill from 1 road to another.
Iron fen begins with a series of springs flowing over highly fractured, highly mineralized bedrock rich in pyrites producing extremely acidic (pH3), mineral-rich water.
Plan for a full day trip, maybe returning as late as 6pm. Drive up takes nearly
Required Equipment
trekking poles beneficial for steep 1/4 mi bushwack.