Sunday, March 2, 2025 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4698′ I headed out from the trailhead at 5:25am by headlamp. I hiked the road, and was able to wear spikes door to door. There was tons of drifted snow, but a solid packed base. It was 0 degrees … Continue reading Carrigan – March
Sunday, August 25, 2024 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 3930′ I headed out from the trailhead at 5am by headlamp. I hiked the road, and made a quick pace the entire way to the summit. This hike showed me that many of the trails in Colorado were very … Continue reading Carrigan – August
Saturday, July 13 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter parking Miles: 13.71 Elevation gain/loss: 3855′ With Sawyer River Rd closed due to storm damage, I got the last spot in the winter parking lot and started my road walk by 1:45pm. While a bit buggy in places, it was so wonderful to have low … Continue reading Carrigan – July
Saturday, May 4 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd TH Miles: 13.65 Elevation gain/loss: 4039′ After sleeping the night at Dry River Campground, opened early for the season, I headed out from the trailhead by 5:15am. The water was spring-level high, so nowhere near what it had been when I hiked Carrigan in April though … Continue reading Carrigan – May
Saturday, April 13 Summits: Carrigan Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd TH Miles: 13.6 Elevation gain/loss: 4160′ I started from the parking lot at 7am, hoping that the water crossings would be manageable and the snow wouldn’t be completely rotten. I was able to bareboot road walk and then needed to put on snowshoes right away for … Continue reading Carrigan – Apr
Saturday, January 13 Summits: Carrigain Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter TH Miles: 14.25 Elevation gain/loss: ~4123′ After a slow drive on partially unplowed roads with intermittent rain, I started out from the Sawyer River Rd winter trailhead by 12:30pm. I thought I had a good chance of making the summit before dark, but the conditions … Continue reading Carrigain – Jan
Saturday, December 9 Start/Finish: Sawyer River Rd winter TH Miles: 13.8 Elevation gain/loss: 4052′ With high winds and a rain storm coming in on Sunday, I decided I would skip hiking on Sunday and instead push my Saturday to be a very full day. I left the winter parking lot for Carrigain by 1:45pm, tromping … Continue reading Carrigain – Dec
Sunday, Oct 29 Start/Finish: Signal Ridge TH Miles: 9.99 Elevation gain/loss: 3612 I headed out at 4:05pm, setting a blistering pace with the intent to get to the summit before I had to hike by headlamp. The trail was in decent condition, without almost any standing water or mud. I almost made it, having just … Continue reading Carrigain – Oct
Sunday, November 27, 2022 Start/End: Sawyer River Rd winter TH Miles: 13.64 Elevation Gain/Loss: 4239′ Peaks: Carrigan After sleeping in my car overnight, I was up at 5:30am and hiking before 6am. It was chilly in the pre-dawn air, but once the sun came up, the temperature became comfortable. Along the ridge, the wind was … Continue reading The Grid: Carrigan
Saturday, September 19, 2020Start/end: Signal Ridge trailheadMileage: 9.6Elevation gain/loss: 3271′ GaiaGPS track We left from the trailhead at 8:10am, having secured the last remaining parking spot in the lot. We were surprised at the number of people at the trailhead, but the trail itself wasn’t too busy. We made the ledges by 11:30am and the … Continue reading The Grid: Carrigan
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