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Comment by Lynne Fonda on May 4, 2011 at 11:09am

Thanks, Debbie! I was asking about the correct one to take!! So, take the middle, yes? Thank you SO much; the moving skree terrifies me! Really appreciate your specificity!! See you out there!  Who doesn't want the extra mile <wink>!

Comment by Ty on May 4, 2011 at 10:59am

@CRC - when is the next trail maintenance day planned?  If able I would like to assist and hopefully take care of some of the damage done

Comment by Debbie Rhuby on May 4, 2011 at 10:53am

Lynne, if you are asking about the 4wd road?  From the last RR tie, continue uphill through the old building foundation.  There are 3 routes up there above the foundation.  One to the left dead-ends at a fence and pipeline.  One to the right is a foot trail that goes... somewhere... I've never taken it.  The one straight uphill with some rainwater erosion down the middle is the 4wd road.  It climbs about another 100-200 ft elevation, then levels out for a very pleasant stroll, probably about 1/2 mile.  It ultimately meets up with the Barr Trail at an obvious junction with 2 metal signs, one on the Barr Trail side and one on the 4wd road side.  You are forced to either turn left or right.  Left takes you back down, through the rock "arch", past the erosion cut, ~3 miles back to the trailhead.  Right takes you to the "experimental forest" junction and ultimately on up to Barr Camp. And, doing it this way, you aren't contributing to the problem with forming "new trails" or sliding down the moving scree. Hope that helps!  (I avoid the erosion cut completely by always taking this scenic & pleasant route, which only adds about 1 mile of mostly flat or downhill to the round trip)

Comment by Lynne Fonda on May 4, 2011 at 10:12am

I didn't even KNOW about that option!! That 'trench with moving skree is so nasty and dangerous! Not sure I understand "People NOT staying on the trail". Meaning the steep trench with the skree? Thanks for the tip! I did go up to Barr Camp once, so I MUST have gone that way, yes?

Comment by Debbie Rhuby on May 4, 2011 at 9:54am

To the CRC's comment, I AGREE, thank you!!!!!  Especially the "erosion cut" made by hikers/runners shortcutting the route on the south-facing hillside from the last RR tie down to Barr, rather than continuing the easy 1/2 mile up the 4wd road to the true junction with Barr Trail, which, by the way, is far more gentle and scenic and rewarding.  And the sections between switchbacks for those 2 miles down are badly shredded, as CRC says. As a long-time Barr Trail hiker, its really sad to see the careless destruction. 

Comment by The Colorado Running Company on May 4, 2011 at 9:32am

Please, please stay on Barr trail after coming down from the top of the Incline. Please make no new 'trails'. CRC maintains Barr Trail for the 2 miles down from the top and it is in sad shape from all the people NOT staying on the trail.

Comment by Michael Everson on May 3, 2011 at 6:57pm

Age 46, 27:53 on May 3, 2011 from the first tie.

Comment by Debbie Rhuby on April 20, 2011 at 12:09pm

I just heard that the upper Barr Trail parking lot will be closed from April 25-29 for paving.  I figured something like this was coming when I saw the trees and rocks being removed from the edges of the lot.

Comment by Michael Everson on April 15, 2011 at 10:40am

Age 46, 28:16 on April 14, 2011 from the first tie.

That's 2 seconds faster than previous PR

Comment by Rob Lucas on February 27, 2011 at 10:03am

I was up Thursday night. Barr Trail seemed to have a little less ice than a week earlier but what was there seemed slicker. Looked like water from snow along the trail had run over the old ice on the trail and froze as nice slick ice.

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