{"id":4764,"date":"2015-02-02T22:42:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T05:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2015-02-16T13:13:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T20:13:05","slug":"w0cfr137-10720-3261-10720-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/w0cfr137-10720-3261-10720-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00d8C\/FR-137 (10720) – 3261 m \/ 10720 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

W0C\/FR-137
\n10720
\n3261 m \/ 10720 ft
\nFirst Activation
\nNov 1, 2014<\/p>\n

by KX0R<\/p>\n

10720<\/a> is a seldom-visited summit located in the Roosevelt National Forest<\/a>, several miles north of the flood-ravaged town of Glen Haven. Activating this peak requires a long, strong hike, culminating in a one-mile off-trail trip through the woods along the summit ridge. The summit itself is a prominent block with dramatic views of the mountains and plains of Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming. This hike is a natural follow-up to activating Signal Mountain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"10720<\/a>

10720 Summit from Indian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n

Drive toward Glen Haven from Estes Park on Road 43, or up from Highway 34 to Drake; find Dunraven Glade Road 51B; drive up this road almost 3 miles; and park at the convenient Dunraven Trail-head<\/a>. This is the same trail-head as for Signal Mountain<\/a>. Hike up the steep gated dirt road NW of the trailhead, and find the marked Bulwark Ridge Trail <\/a>at the saddle at the high point of the road. Ascend the steep trail to about 8700 feet, and come to a signed junction with the Indian Trail.<\/p>\n

\"Bulwark<\/a>

Bulwark Ridge Junction with Indian Trail<\/p><\/div>\n

If the hike seems really hard so far, I recommend you not follow the Indian Trail as it descends 1000 vertical feet down to Miller Fork. You will have to come back up this trail near the end of the hike, and it\u2019s steeper than the Bulwark Ridge trail\u2019s first section. The Indian Trail is a built trail, with many switchbacks, and it exists to get past the private land that blocks hiker-access to the Miller Fork drainage.<\/p>\n

Once you drop down the Indian Trail, you can hike either up or down Miller Fork on a decent, scenic trail, as both routes connect eventually and go up to Donner Pass<\/a>. Follow the signs to Donner Pass and stay on the trail.<\/p>\n\n\t\t