Trip
Hiking – Mount Orton
Leader in Training Hike for Aimee Hunt. We'll carpool to the Sandbeach Lake Trailhead in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park. From here, we'll take a well maintained trial to Sandbeach Lake. If conditions are dry, we'll head around the lake to find a faint trail heading into the woods and up the slope towards Mount Orton. On our way, we may encounter some bushwacking, route finding, a climber's trail up a steep grassy/muddy slope and a few short scrambling sections (easy class 3). The reward for this adventure are great views of Longs, Meeker, Pagoda, Chiefs Head as well as Copeland and Mount Alice from the base and summit of Orton.
Contacts
- Sun, Oct 16, 2022
- Northern Colorado
- Hiking
- Adults
- Mod C
- Moderate
- Mileage: 11.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,300 ft
- Pace: Moderate
- FULL, 3 on waitlist (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meeting place and time will be emailed to participants a few days prior to the trip.
Please contact Aimee Hunt (northernbelle02@gmail.com) and/or Paul Attridge (paul.attridge@yahoo.com) to register for this trip.
Required Equipment
Pack sufficient water, food, rain gear, warm layers and sun protection.