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10,137'
513'
Park at the Crane Park Trailhead. Beginning at the trailhead, travel approximately .3 miles west up the road to a fork in the road where the suggested route begins and goes towards the creek. Cross the creek and follow the trail along the north side of the creek for an east ascent of just under a mile to a well marked intersection with the Colorado Trail coming in from Tennessee Pass. Take the Colorado Trail northerly 1.75 miles to the Continental Divide Cabin.
Crane Park Trailhead :
Drive I-70 5 miles west from Vail Resorts or 55 miles east from Glenwood Springs to the Minturn exit (Exit 171). Follow Highway 24 for approximately 24.1 miles and turn right (west) off the highway onto a dirt road. There is a sign mounted on an antique road-grader for Webster’s Sand and Gravel.
To reach the Crane Park Trailhead from Leadville, find the intersection of Highway 24 and 91 at the north end of Leadville and drive north on Highway 24 for 7.3 miles and take a left onto the aforementioned road with the sign for Webster’s Sand and Gravel.
The Crane Park Trailhead parking is marked with blue 10th Mountain signs. It is in an obvious area within sight of the main road.
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