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Alpine Tunnel Trail, leading to Tunnel Lake Trail, on the Colorado Trail

Tunnel Lake Trail Photo Essay One

 

Tunnel Lake Trail Photo Essay One

Started up Tunnel Gulch at Ghost Town of Hancock Colorado

 

Following the old Railroad bed towards Alpine Tunnel, to Tunnel Lake Trail,  which is part of the Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail.  Up to the Tunnel Lake is an 8.4 mile out and back moderate hike.

 

Starting up Tunnel Gulch on the Alpine Tunnel Trail, San Isabel National Forest
Starting up Tunnel Gulch on the Alpine Tunnel Trail, San Isabel National Forest

 

Sign in box on trail, so if you get lost someone knows where you went in Tunnel Lake Trail, Photo Essay One
Sign in box on trail

 

Old Railroad Bed Makes the First Couple of Miles a Very Easy Hike up to Tunnel Lake on the Colorado Trail
Old Railroad Bed Makes the First Couple of Miles a Very Easy Hike up to Tunnel Lake

 

 

 

Tunnel Lake Trail Photo Essay One, Morning Light on the Distant Mountains
Morning Light on the Distant Mountains

 

Sawmill Curve turns out to be the most Dangerous section of track for the Denver South Park and Pacific Railroads, running from from mining towns Like St Elmo Colorado
Sawmill Curve turns out to be the most Dangerous section of track for the Denver South Park and Pacific Railroads

 

Sawmill Curve is a bit drier than last fall, not much snow this past winter in the San Isabel National Forest in Colorado
Sawmill Curve is a bit drier than last fall

 

Junction of Williams Pass, stay right and head on up to Alpine Tunnel and Tunnel Lake on the Colorado and Continental Divide Trail
Junction of Williams Pass, stay right and head on up to Alpine Tunnel and Tunnel Lake

 

Hike in on the old railroad bed is an easy hike for the whole family, trail head is at the ghost town of Hancock, Colorado
Hike in on the old railroad bed is an easy hike for the whole family

 

Hiking up the trail, the vista's of Tunnel Gulch open, heading in towards tunnel Lake in the San Isabel National Forest, Colorado
Hiking up the trail, the vista’s of Tunnel Gulch unfold

 

Looking Across Tunnel Gulch in the San Isabel National Forest
Looking Across Tunnel Gulch

 

This point to the junction for Tunnel Lake and Alpine Tunnel is open with rock wall on the left and open Tunnel Gulch to the right on the Colorado Trail, San Isabel National Forest near Hancock, Colorado
This point to the junction for Tunnel Lake and Alpine Tunnel is open with rock wall on the left and open Tunnel Gulch to the right

 

 

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