Hinsdale Haute Route

Name: Hinsdale Haute Route
Rating: 3.0

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8.1 mile 13.0 kilometer point to point
Ascent
Extremely Difficult

Elevation

Ascent: 2,465' 751 m
Descent: -600' -183 m
High: 12,205' 3,720 m
Low: 9,964' 3,037 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 7% (4°)
Max Slope: 28% (16°)

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Trail shared by Tom Robson

Avalanche risk for Apr 30, 2019: Moderate

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern. Natural avalanches unlikely; human-triggered avalanches possible.

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Easy Laps

0.1 mi 0.2 km • -204 ft Descent • -62.26 m Descent

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Snow bunny. If you look hard, below in the trees is the rooftop of the Addie S.

Addie S Laps

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -293 ft Descent • -89.45 m Descent

Singletrack Telluride, CO

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Artist Trees

0.3 mi 0.5 km • -745 ft Descent • -227.11 m Descent

Singletrack Silverton, CO

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“A very long approach to the Colorado Trail Friends Yurt.”

— Tom Robson

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Bring lots of water, layers, and sunscreen. The weather can change at a moment's notice in this area!

Description

This approach is long, difficult, and beautiful. Be sure that your group sticks together for this one as things can get a little confusing with all of the snowmobile tracks and the fact that the track tops out above 12k ft.

If you're intending to do this route with your full overnight pack, don't. Unless you're some über athlete doing crazy stuff in the off-season, please contact Jerry Gray at Hinsdale Haute Route. Jerry sherpa'd our gear (and a lot of booze) out to the yurt, and it made our trip possible!