Table of Contents

Contents Preface 00 Acknowledgments 00 Map of Access Points for Circuit Hikes in RMNP 00 Table of Circuits in Order of Hiking Times 00 Introduction 00 Hikes Included 00 Trail Ratings 00 More About Trails 00 Health, Safety, and Comfort 00 Equipment and Its Use 00 Fees and Permits 00 A Few Relevant Park Regulations 00 Final Words 00 About the Circuit Accounts 00 Account Components 00 Account Maps 00 Circuit Hikes From Access Points on the East Side 00 Introduction to East Side Circuits 00 Lumpy Ridge Circuit (Twin Owls Trailhead) 00 Deer Mountain Loops (Deer Ridge Junction Trailhead) 00 Beaver Brook Circuit (Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead) 00 Wind River Circuit (East Portal) 00 Lily Lake Loops (Lily Lake Trailhead) 00 Longs Flank Circuit (Longs Peak Trailhead) 00 Wild Basin Loops (Wild Basin Trailhead or Finch Lake; Trailhead) 00 Combining East Side Circuits 00 Circuit Hikes From Access Points Along Bear Lake Road 00 Introduction to Bear Lake Road Circuits 00 Moraine Park Circuit (Cub Lake Trailhead) 00 Cub Lake Circuit (Fern Lake Trailhead or Cub Lake; Trailhead) 00 Steep Mountain Circuit (Mill Creek Basin Trailhead) 00 Sprague Lake Circuit (Sprague Lake Picnic Area) 00 Glacier Basin Loops (Sprague Lake Picnic Area) 00 Bierstadt Moraine Loops (Bierstadt Lake Trailhead) 00 Boulder Brook Circuit (Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead) 00 Alpine Lakes Circuit (Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead or; Bear Lake Trailhead) 00 Bear Lake Circuit (Bear Lake Trailhead) 00 Mount Wuh Circuit (Bear Lake Trailhead) 00 Tundra & Glaciers Circuit (Glacier Gorge Junction 00 Trailhead or Bear Lake Trailhead) 00 Combining Bear Lake Road Circuits and Using the Shuttle; Bus to Complete a Circuit 00 Circuit Hikes From Access Points on the West Side 00 Introduction to West Side Circuits 00 Grand Ditch Circuit (Colorado River Trailhead) 00 Red Mountain Circuit (Colorado River Trailhead) 00 Big Meadows Circuit (Green Mountain Trailhead or Onahu; Trailhead) 00 Kawuneeche Loops (Harbison Picnic Area) 00 Green Mountain Circuit (Kawuneeche Visitor Center or; Green Mountain Trailhead) 00 Continental Divide Circuit (North Inlet Trailhead) 00 Shadow Shore Circuit (East Shore Trailhead) 00 Combining West Side Circuits 00 Natural History Appendix 00 Fee Schedules 00 Local Hiking Equipment Stores 00 Organizations You Can Join 00 Suggested Reading and Reference 00 Index 00; Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Hiking Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Guidebooks, Trails Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Guidebooks, Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo, ) Guidebooks

About the Author

Jack P. Hailman has been a backpacker for more than forty years and, with Elizabeth D. Hailman, has hiked extensively in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Hailmans are also the authors of Backpacking Wisconsin (2000).