Four Pass Loop In a Day Trail Run Guide - Colorado Classics!
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- The Four Pass Loop is a Colorado classic trail run or backpacking trip. Rick and I took down this 27mile 8,000ft loop in a day. The trail starts/ends at Maroon Lake and continues on to Buckskin Pass, Trail Rider Pass, Frigid Air Pass and finally West Maroon Pass. This was filmed in late September. There are other variations of this loop that I talk about in the full guide.
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Nice job as always!!
Beast mode dude. I did it as a two nighter. I did counter clockwise too and going up Frigid Air on day two was one of the toughest climbs I’ve had. Awesome hike.
Man, I felt like every climb was as tough as that first one - elevation gain or not 😂 Awesome, awesome trail though.
No way!! I ran this with a friend yesterday! Super amazing but big day, Keep it up!!
One day! Take a bow
i’m about to run this on Sat so this is convenient
AWESOME timing - leaves should be prime.
Did the 4 Pass last year. Insanely beautiful trail.
You inspire us! Great work
Hell yeah man!!! Love seeing these trail running routes as well!!
This is way fun! Awesome day and love the beta and views!
Badass! Did this in a day in July. Shoes were too small and the caused some pain towards the end but I loved it! 18 hours of GLORY!!
Was lucky that I had already lost my two big toenails during the 100 run or I would be right there with you!
Definitely will do it next trip to the states. Nicely done!
Impressive the amount of footage you were able to take while trail running. Awesome video!
Thanks man! Always so much easier to have a partner to film along the way haha
Amazing channel and content thank you so much. Stay Blessed all!
Geez! Good for you! This is impressive
Cheers Drew, appreciate it.
Well done! Love your filming of Snowmass Lake. Gorgeous!
I was in shock how beautiful it was, the last time I was there it was covered in snow so I couldn't appreciate it!
Great video! I just did Maroons Traverse and Pyramid and Four Pass Loop really caught my eye! You've convinced me to def do it.
Amazing to knock that out in a day! I hope backpack it in the near future. Snowmass lake area looks absolutely gorgeous.
Its insanely beautiful up there, need to get back ASAP to tackle some peaks.
Freaking awesome man. Just do what you love and film it. Love seeing your personal journey and adventures. You have definitely inspired some of mine!
Really great to hear!
Have it saved to alltrails now! Looks super hype!
Use my website, its much better than Alltrails 😉. Def check it out though - amazing spot.
Impressive! Doing it all in one day is not for me… lol BUT definitely want to backpack this route some day! Great video as usual!
One day or four, this is 100% worth it, hope you get to explore it some time soon!
If you've got a 4x4 with decent clearance you can also do this from the lead king basin trailhead kind of near the crystal mill. 27-28 miles. Start heading towards Geneva lake then turn right and you'll run into the loop about a mile from the turn. The trail to the loop was slightly overgrown when I did it.
Awesome, appreciate the info there
Does this 4x4 route get you also up around Snowmass lake & Maroon pass?
Also, I assume lead king is reached from the gothic area just north of crested butte?
@@ertatta The Geneva Lake TH (aka Lead King Basin TH) is about as close as you can drive to Snowmass Lake as far as I know. If you're comfortable driving Devil's Punchbowl then yes technically you can take a 4×4 to the Geneva Lake TH from CB but it's way easier from the Marble side. The West Maroon trailhead is easier from the CB side and I'm pretty sure it's mostly just a gravel road but I'm not as familiar with that side.
This is also the way to summit Snowmass via S-Ridge which is a fantastic route!
Haha great hikes! You guys should try running Hope Pass next time. Just uploaded a video hike in that, it was a good one
I have done Hope a few times: czcams.com/video/VcjEaIM6NiM/video.html
Great video. Learned a lot, but I am still confused about the Bear Can rule (assuming you took some snacks). Is it because you are not overnighting it that you don’t need a Bear Canister?
Correct - the bear cannisters are only required for overnights.
This one's been one the list for a while. How long did it take y'all?
www.thevirtualsherpa.com/four-pass-loop-trail-run-guide/ - you can check out the GPX file here but it was about 11 hours.
This question might be a tall order, but I'm trying to create a list of hikes that will enable me to hike flat terrain at between 12 and 14,000 ft. Example: hike up 2000 feet of gain, then walk on a pass/saddle for 3-4 miles at high elevation and then come back down. (Hope that made sense. I love hiking up to summits, but, I would really love to just hike up there on kind of flat ground instead of just turning around and hiking back down.) Thanks for all you do.
Check out hikes from Loveland Pass, Independence Pass, Berthoud Pass, Red Mountain Pass etc. In general, the driveable mountain passes are going to likely be your best bet for the hiking you are looking for. Loveland has a bunch of stuff: Sniktau, Grizzly etc.
@@TheVirtualSherpa Thank you!!!
(I also just learned about the Weminuche Wilderness area. It contains 70 miles of the CDT at or above 11,000'. Wow.)
Best part of the state IMO
Do you think the Hagerman-snowmass traverse is in your future?
Snowmass-hagerman**
Perhaps - think I will want to do something fun if I am slogging back in to snag Hagerman.
What do you use for mountain running pack ?
All my gear is linked in the description 👍
Pawnee Buchanan when?