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Crater Lake Trail

Quick day hike

Maroon Creek Road
Aspen, CO
81611

Neighborhood: Aspen Highlands

Phone: +1 970 925 3445 (Forest Service)
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If time is limited, but you still want to fit in a hike that gives you some hint of Aspen's famed backcountry, wander down this popular path. It is only 1.8 miles long, but offers some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in the country. The trail, which gains less than 500 feet in elevation, begins at Maroon Lake and winds through stands of aspens and pines before dropping down to Crater Lake which glistens at the foot of the famed Maroon Bells.

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AWESOME!
This hike is one of the best hikes I have ever been on. If you go about a mile past crater lake the...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 02 2006


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Good for a one time visit
The scenery along the trail is excellent at the end of September when the leaves are fantastic with ...
Reviewed by:Pei from on Sep 25 2005


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Felt closer to god
My first impression of Crater Lake was WOW. I felt like saying than ks to god right away for letting...
Reviewed by:Marcus G from on Aug 26 2005



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