Lost Man Campground
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Leadville
Lost Man Loop
Photo: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 17.9 mi
- round trip
- 2,008 ft
- climb
- 12,813 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Lost Man Loop open right now?
Road closed
CO 82: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511 (3 listed).
CO 82: road closure
Closed · ~0.0 km from Lost Man Loop · CDOT 511
CO 82: Independence Pass
Closed · ~4.6 km from Lost Man Loop · CDOT 511
CO 82: road closure
Closed · ~0.0 km from Lost Man Loop · CDOT 511
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Limited parking at Snowmass Creek Trailhead
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lost Man Loop is a hard hike of about 18 miles in the Aspen Ranger District of White River National Forest in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is an out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 2,000 feet, rising from roughly 10,500 feet to about 12,800 feet at the high point. The trail is on natural surface and allows horses. Bikes are not permitted. Twining Peak and Lost Man Campground both sit about 0.1 mile from the trail. Columbine Crag, a climbing area, is about 2 miles away, and Linkins Lake is about 2.2 miles away.
Around this trail
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Bar
On your way back · 20 mi
If it rainsLongled, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHistoric frontier synagogue building
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