レイク郡周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

To be honest, it's a bit disappointing that they haven't managed to install a decent summit cross or other special marker on Colorado's highest mountain. Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico are much better at that on their highest mountains.

That was the starting point for our trail up to Mount Elbert.

Bear Lake is a beautiful alpine lake close to the Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail. There is a spur trail running around the lake. It is a great spot to spend time and is also home to brook trouts.

Matchless Mine is actually owned and operated by the Leadville National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. You can pay to take self-guided tours and learn more about the mining history of Leadville and other small Colorado mountain towns. You can see some of the mining infrastructure from the Mineral Belt Trail, and there are many other mining ruins along the eastern part of the Mineral Belt Trail loop.

The more northern miles of Turquoise Lake Trail (the section past the campsites) are known for being the rootier, rockier, hillier, and more technical portions of trail. With rocky access down to the shore at the end towards May Queen Campground, the rest of this section of trail stays in the trees crossing creeks and bridges.

Matchless Mine is actually owned and operated by the Leadville National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. You can pay to take self-guided tours and learn more about the mining history of Leadville and other small Colorado mountain towns. You can see some of the mining infrastructure from the Mineral Belt Trail, and there are many other mining ruins along the eastern part of the Mineral Belt Trail loop.

The hatchery is a cool spot to stop in the middle of a road run. There aren't a lot of flat routes in Leadville, but some of the nearby valley roads can be utilized for flat, paved runs. Owned and operated by the Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Leadville National Fish Hatchery is an educational, recreational, and developmental space serving as a gateway to the Mount Massive Wilderness in Leadville, Colorado. There are informational signs around the hatchery and its trails, and you can even observe and feed the trout they house. There are restrooms and plenty of parking all around the hatchery premises.

Matchless Mine is actually owned and operated by the Leadville National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. You can pay to take self-guided tours and learn more about the mining history of Leadville and other small Colorado mountain towns. You can see some of the mining infrastructure from the Mineral Belt Trail, and there are many other mining ruins along the eastern part of the Mineral Belt Trail loop.