HOW TO USE: This is a rough guideline for your trip. Be sure to fill in the blanks and send to your loved ones. Remember, the wilderness is wild, plan accordingly.
ITINERARY
Bear Tracks Lake Loop, Mount Evans Wilderness, CO
TBD (_) Trailmaster
On ______, ______is hiking the Mount Evans Wilderness in the Front Range, west of Denver. The trip is anticipated to be of easy to moderate difficulty; this is an ideal first backpacking trip. If you have not been on a true backpacking trip, consider your gear and weather carefully.
Water is expected at camps but it never to be considered certain, especially in this dry year. This is a full backpack trip in a beautiful sub-alpine environment of Mt. Evans, one of Colorado's peaks over 14,000 feet.
Trailhead Directions- From Denver, take I-70 westto Evergreen Parkway exit, go 6 miles south on CO 74 to Evergreen Lake, turn right on Upper Bear Creek Rd., 6.5 miles to County Road 480, go 3 miles right on County Road 480. Continue on road 195 to Camprock Trailhead.
SCHEDULE
FridayDay 1, (3.5 Miles)
4:30 pm arrive Camp Rock Trailhead and begin hike (sack dinner is ideal)
7:00 pm arrive Mt. Evans Shelter House campsite and make camp and High Tea, dinner, check in for the night
10:00 Lights out
SaturdayDay 2, (2.2 Miles)
7:00 up and about, breakfast, make ready for hike to Bear Track Lakes.
12:00 Lunch on the trail/camp
4:00 High tea
5:00 Dinner cook in camp, check in for the night
10:00 Lights out
SundayDay 3, (5.0 Miles DOWNHILL!!).
7:00 Up and about, morning camp fire, breakfast, pack up and make ready to move out.
8:00 begin hike to cars.
1:00 arrive cars and congratulate ourselves on how cool we are.
WEATHER (expected)
Likely to be dry and in the 80 degrees. But, it isn’t sure; be prepared for 40 degrees and rain or snow. These are the Colorado Mountains and nearly any weather system is possible.
WHAT TO TAKE,see site check list on website.
REMEMBER, backpacking teaches you to take care of yourself in a wilderness setting and to enjoy it.
If your mother packed your pack, you have too much stuff.
The Boy Scout Outdoor Code, the 4 c’s; CLEAN IN YOUR OUTDOOR MANNERS, CAREFUL WITH FIRE, CONSIDERATE IN THE OUTDOORS, CONSERVATION MINDED.
COSTS
Gas
Food
WHO's Going
Fill this in with names and cell phone.
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
2150 Centre Avenue, Building E
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970-295-6600
ATTACHED
81/2 x 11 copy of map