Hiking – North Fork of the Big Thompson River Trail

We will enjoy the refreshing sounds of the North Fork of the Big Thompson River as we hike into the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area out-and-back 6-miles along this pretty wooded trail where it opens up to a meadow at the 3-mile mark.  Although the 2013 flood washed away the remainder of the buildings, this is where Fred Sprague built a resort camp in the 1890s called "Deserted Village."  Here we will enjoy a lunch break before hiking back as we search for moose and other wildlife.  As well as seeing evidence of the nearby Cameron Peak fire of 2020, this should be a great opportunity to see wildflowers and high runoff from the melting snowpack.

There are 2 meeting locations:  1) JAX parking lot (SE edge), 2665 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland at 7:30 a.m. to carpool to Glen Haven, OR 2) Glen Haven general store at 8:15 a.m.  We will carpool a few miles along the Dunraven Glade Rd. to the Dunraven Trailhead by about 8:30 a.m.  There are restrooms at the TH.