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Holy Cross Wilderness
The United States Congress designated the Holy Cross Wilderness (map) in 1980 and it now has a total of 123,409 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Colorado and is managed by the White River and Pike San Isabel National Forest. The wilderness is characterized by rugged ridgelines and glacier-carved valleys, spruce-fir forests, cascading streams and dozens of lakes; elevations range from 8,500 feet to 14,005 feet.
Holy Cross Wilderness is named after Mount of the Holy Cross, which became famous in 1873 when William Henry Jackson first photographed the cross of snow on the northeast face of the mountain. The area became protected as a national monument in the early 1930’s. More recently, the wilderness has become known for its excellent hiking and backpacking on over 150 miles of trail. The ever-increasing numbers of visitors means that solitude can be difficult to find in areas such as Mount of the Holy Cross, Missouri Lakes, Fancy Lake, Beaver Lake, Cross Creek, Fall Creek and Timberline Lake.
Protect this special place for the future by always using Leave No Trace techniques and following all special Wilderness restrictions.
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Hiking Trails
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| Area Hiking Trails: |
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| 1 - Allies Way Trail |
| 2 - Bear Lake Access Trail |
| 3 - Bear Lake Trail |
| 4 - Beaver Creek Area Trails 1 |
| 5 - Beaver Creek Area Trails 2 |
| Area Hiking Trails: |
|---|
| 1 - Allies Way Trail |
| 2 - Bear Lake Access Trail |
| 3 - Bear Lake Trail |
| 4 - Beaver Creek Area Trails 1 |
| 5 - Beaver Creek Area Trails 2 |
| 6 - Beaver Creek Area Trails 3 |
| 7 - Beaver Creek Trail |
| 8 - Blodgett Way Trail A #1944W.2A |
| 9 - Burnt Mountain Trail |
| 10 - Carter Creek Trail - PRIMITIVE |
| 11 - Carter Lake #1944.1 |
| 12 - Carter Lake Spur Trail |
| 13 - Cleveland Lake Trail |
| 14 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 8 |
| 15 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 9 |
| 16 - Connector Trail |
| 17 - Cross Creek Trail #2006.1 |
| 18 - Dead Dog Trail #2220.1 |
| 19 - Eagle Area Trails 1 |
| 20 - Eagle Area Trails 2 |
| 21 - Eagle Area Trails 3 |
| 22 - Eagle Lake Trail #1915 |
| 23 - East Lake Creek Trail #1880.1 |
| 24 - Eastern Hillside Spur Trail - PRIMITIVE |
| 25 - Eastern Hillside Trail #2347.1 |
| 26 - Fall Creek Trail #2001.1 |
| 27 - Fulford Cave Trail |
| 28 - Gold Dust Trail #1896.1 - PRIMITIVE |
| 29 - Grouse Lake Trail #2127.1 |
| 30 - Harvey Lake Trail |
| 31 - Haymeadow Trail |
| 32 - Holy Cross City Trail |
| 33 - Ironedge Trail #1873.1 |
| 34 - Josephine Lake Trail #1916.1 |
| 35 - Lake Charles Trail #1899.1 |
| 36 - Lake Constantine Trail |
| 37 - Last Chance Trail #1945.1 |
| 38 - Line Shack Trail |
| 39 - Lonesome Lake Trail #2126.1 |
| 40 - Longs Gulch Trail #1496 |
| 41 - Lyle Lake Spur Trail |
| 42 - Lyle Lake Trail #1919.1 |
| 43 - Martin Creek Trail #2128.1 |
| 44 - Meadow Mountain Trail |
| 45 - Middle Lake Trail #2223.1 |
| 46 - Missouri Lakes Spur Trail |
| 47 - Missouri Lakes Trail #2003.1 |
| 48 - Mount of the Holy Cross Trail #2009.1 |
| 49 - Mud Springs Trail |
| 50 - New York Lake Trail #2221.1 |
| 51 - New York Mountain Access Trail |
| 52 - New York Mountain Trail #1876.1 |
| 53 - Nolan Lake Trail #1898.1 |
| 54 - Notch Mountain Summit Trail |
| 55 - Notch Mountain Trail #2000.1 |
| 56 - Old Holy Cross Road Trail 1 |
| 57 - Old Holy Cross Road Trail 2 |
| 58 - Olsen Lake Trail |
| 59 - Paulies Plunge Connector Trail |
| 60 - Paulies Plunge Stone Creek Trail #2349.1 |
| 61 - Paulies Sister Connector Trail |
| 62 - Paulies Sister Trail #2350.1 |
| 63 - Royal Elk Trail |
| 64 - Salt Creek Trail #1878.1 |
| 65 - Savage Lakes Trail #1918.1 |
| 66 - Slide Lake Trail #1500 |
| 67 - Slim Gulch Trail |
| 68 - Snowslide Park Trail #2225.1 |
| 69 - Sopris Lake Trail #2132.1 |
| 70 - Squaw Creek Trail #1897.1 |
| 71 - St. Kevin's Lake Trail #1508 |
| 72 - Stag Gulch Trail #1866.1 |
| 73 - Tellurium Lake Trail #1917.1 |
| 74 - Tellurium Park Trail - PRIMITIVE |
| 75 - Timberline Lake Trail #1495 |
| 76 - Trail #1895 |
| 77 - Tuhare Lakes Trail |
| 78 - Turquoise Lake Trail #2109.1 |
| 79 - West Grouse - Line Shack Connector Trail |
| 80 - West Grouse Creek Trail #2129.1 |
| 81 - West Tennesee Lakes Trail #1499 |
| 82 - West Tennessee Lakes Spur Trail - PRIMITIVE |
| 83 - Whiskey Creek Trail #2348.1 |
| 84 - Whiskey Creek Trail #2348.1A |
| 85 - Whitney Lake Trail #2002.1 |
| 86 - Woods Lake - Slim Jim Trail #1928.1 |
| 87 - Yoder Gulch Trail - PRIMITIVE |
| Area Trailheads: |
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| 1 - Beaver Creek Trail |
| 2 - Beaver Creek Trail |
| 3 - Burnt Mountain Trail |
| 4 - CT Trailhead |
| 5 - Colorado Trail Trailhead |
| Area Trailheads: |
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| 1 - Beaver Creek Trail |
| 2 - Beaver Creek Trail |
| 3 - Burnt Mountain Trail |
| 4 - CT Trailhead |
| 5 - Colorado Trail Trailhead |
| 6 - Cross Creek Trail #2006.1 |
| 7 - Cross Creek Trail #2006.1 |
| 8 - Eagle Lake Trail #1915 |
| 9 - East Lake Creek Trail #1880.1 |
| 10 - Fall Creek Trail #2001.1 |
| 11 - Fulford Cave Trail |
| 12 - Fulford Cave Trail |
| 13 - Gold Dust Trail #1896.1 - PRIMITIVE |
| 14 - Ironedge Trail #1873.1 |
| 15 - Lake Charles Trail #1899.1 |
| 16 - Last Chance Trail #1945.1 |
| 17 - Lonesome Lake Trail #2126.1 |
| 18 - Longs Gulch Trail #1496 |
| 19 - Lyle Lake Trail #1919.1 |
| 20 - Martin Creek Trail #2128.1 |
| 21 - Missouri Lakes Trail #2003.1 |
| 22 - Mount of the Holy Cross Trail #2009.1 |
| 23 - Nolan Lake Trail #1898.1 |
| 24 - Paulies Plung Stone Creek Trail #2349.1 |
| 25 - Paulies Plung Stone Creek Trail #2349.1 |
| 26 - Paulies Sister Trail #2350.1 |
| 27 - Paulies Sister Trail #2350.1 |
| 28 - Salt Creek Trail #1878.1 |
| 29 - Salt Creek Trail #1878.1 |
| 30 - Savage Lakes Trail #1918.1 |
| 31 - Slide Lake Trail #1500 |
| 32 - Slide Lake Trail #1500 |
| 33 - Slim Gulch Trail |
| 34 - Slim Gulch Trail |
| 35 - Sopris Lake Trail #2132.1 |
| 36 - Squaw Creek Trail #1897.1 |
| 37 - Squaw Creek Trail #1897.1 |
| 38 - Stag Gulch Trail #1866.1 |
| 39 - Timber Lake Trailhead |
| 40 - Trail #1895 |
| 41 - Trailhead |
| 42 - Tullurium Lake Trail #1917.1 |
| 43 - Tullurium Lake Trail #1917.1 |
| 44 - Turquoise Lake Trail #2109.1 |
| 45 - West Grouse Creek Trail #2129.1 |
| 46 - West Tennesee Lakes Trail #1499 |
| 47 - Whiskey Creek Trail #2348.1 |
| 48 - Whiskey Creek Trail #2348.1A |
| 49 - Whiskey Creek Trail #2348.1A |
| 50 - Whitney Lake Trail #2002.1 |
| 51 - Woods Lake - Slim Jim Trail #1928.1 |
| Area Campgrounds: |
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| 1 - Camp Hale Memorial Campground |
| 2 - Elk Wallow Campground |
| 3 - Fulford Cave Campground |
| 4 - Gold Park Campground |
| 5 - Halfmoon Campground |
| Area Campgrounds: |
|---|
| 1 - Camp Hale Memorial Campground |
| 2 - Elk Wallow Campground |
| 3 - Fulford Cave Campground |
| 4 - Gold Park Campground |
| 5 - Halfmoon Campground |
| 6 - Hornsilver Campground |
| 7 - Yeoman Park Campground |
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