GLENWOOD CANYON — The 1.2-mile climb to Hanging Lake, with its steep, rocky ascent, is breathtaking because of its 1,000-foot elevation gain. But the payoff at the top, where waterfalls spill into the ...

UPDATE (10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 20): White River National Forest crews flew over Hanging Lake again on Wednesday night to take more photos of the area. “We know the fire burned through some of the ...

Hanging Lake is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District. Aaron Mayville, deputy district ranger, said they estimate more than 140,000 people hiked the trail this ...

Reconstruction and trail improvement on the iconic Hanging Lake trail in Glenwood Canyon and the nearby Grizzly Creek trail will begin in May, resulting in frequent closures through the summer hiking ...

Would I recommend hiking Hanging Lake with the current two feet of snowpack? Yes. Did I almost die trying to hike it Wednesday afternoon? Also, yes. The majority of the trail is an exciting yet serene ...

The Hanging Lake trailhead for hikers has been reopened after a two-week closure due to a mudslide that ran across an access road in Glenwood Canyon. Debris from the mudslide that occurred on May 2 ...

Many hikers on Hanging Lake Trail Tuesday morning welcomed the White River National Forest’s proposed access restrictions. Several were disheartened by trash and graffiti they found along the way, ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — One of the most popular hiking destinations in Colorado needs a facelift, and it could impact your summer adventures. Hanging Lake trail will undergo a $4.5 million ...

The steep, rocky trail to the blue-green water of Hanging Lake isn’t expected to open until July 1, but the reservation system for required permits will open at 8 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — One of the ...