Colorado River Trail Trailhead
A 3.7-mile hike takes you to Lulu City, a ghost town that was a mining community in the 1870s.
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Colorado River Trail Trailhead Details
Just to the west of the Continental Divide, this trailhead provides hiking access to the Lake of the Clouds, Little Yellowstone, Red Mountain, Shipler Park, and Thunder Pass. A 3.7-mile hike takes you to Lulu City, a ghost town that was a mining community in the 1870s. There's also a picnic area at the trailhead, with six tables, fire pits, and vault toilets.
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Low
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Region
Trail Ridge Road
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Colorado River Trail Trailhead
A 3.7-mile hike takes you to Lulu City, a ghost town that was a mining community in the 1870s.
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Colorado River
From its headwaters at Poudre Pass, the Colorado River runs 1,440 miles southwest.
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Colorado River Trail
Colorado River Trail follows the upper stretch of this great American river; its source being roughly 6 miles from the trailhead.
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Farview Curve
The Colorado River flows through the Kawuneeche Valley, just five miles from its source at La Poudre Pass.
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Farview Curve
The Colorado River flows through the Kawuneechee Valley, just five miles from its source at La Poudre Pass.
