Glenwood Canyon Trail work begins this month, including Hanging Lake

Beginning in May, access will be limited to Hanging Lake and other Glenwood Canyon trails while trail reconstruction work, bridge replacements, and other improvements are completed. The work will repair damage from the catastrophic debris flows of 2021 and make the trails better able to handle future high water and debris.

A combination of trail improvements and ecological restoration will begin May 1 to make the 1.2-mile Hanging Lake Trail more sustainable, safe and resilient. Highlights of the project include replacing the trail’s seven bridges to better accommodate high water and constructing a boardwalk at Spouting Rock to reduce erosion and other impacts.

During construction, the Hanging Lake Trail will be closed Monday through Friday, as well as some weekends once bridge replacement begins later in the summer. Construction is expected to continue throughout the summer and into the fall. Reservations will be available weekly from www.visitglenwood.com, with available hiking dates and times released every Tuesday beginning at 8 a.m. on April 30.

The Hanging Lake reconstruction project is being funded through Great Outdoors Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife State Trails Program, the National Forest Foundation, City of Glenwood Springs, H2O Ventures, and the USDA Forest Service.

Reconstruction work on Grizzly Creek and Jessie Weaver (No Name) trails in Glenwood Canyon is also expected to begin in May. Once construction begins, the existing trail closure two miles up the Grizzly Creek trail will be extended down to the picnic tables, which are about 0.3 miles from the trailhead. The existing closure of the Jessie Weaver Trail will be slightly extended to the first bridge, about 3 miles from its trailhead. Construction updates for these trails will be posted at www.fs.usda.gov/whiteriver.

Bridge replacements on both Grizzly Creek and Jessie Weaver along with trail reconstruction will allow hikers to hike from one trailhead to the other, even during high water.

The Grizzly Creek and Jessie Weaver Trail Reconstruction Project is being funded by City of Glenwood Springs, National Forest Foundation, and the USDA Forest Service, including Great American Outdoors Act funding.



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