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Mt Garfield
It was a great day for hiking Garfield. Sunny skies and no wind with lots of fresh snow. Great post hike bonfire some Heady's!
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This mid November day brought great weather. The open alpine summit was bathed in sun shine and little wind. We made excellent time. 3.5 hr up and 3 hr down. Microspikes were a plus for this trip. The beers and bon fire was a blast
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The most popular route to get to the top is to hike the Garfield Trail (4.8 miles) to it's T-junction with the Garfield Ridge Trail (0.2 miles) which is a steep climb and at parts a easy scramble to the summit. The Garfield trail is well-know for it's relative ease to dayhikes due to the fact that it follows an old fire and tractor road to the top. The summit is open and has a Alpine ecosystem. Weather permitting the summit provides uninhibited 360 degree views. Be prepared for cold and or frozen conditions on the open Alpine summit. Please bring a head lamp for this trip as we will be dealing with a sunset around 430pm. On that note this will be quicker moving hike also due to the shortened day light hours.
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