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Hiking the Mount Zirkel Wilderness: The Zirkel Circle

Looking for a great place to go hiking or backpacking? Located in northwestern Colorado, the Mount Zirkel Wilderness is a little known gem in the rockies with a beautiful network of trails. Established in 1980, this relatively new U.S. Wilderness area is named after Mount Zirkel, which reaches just over 12,000 feet. The Wilderness is […]

Mad Creek Trail

Hiking Mad Trail Creek Colorado

The Mad Creek Trail is located just outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Other than it’s length, it is a fairly easy trail. It can be a nice day hike, or you can use it to enter the  Mount Zirkel Wilderness. Once in the wilderness, you can access Mt. Zirkel, Red Dirt Pass and the remainder […]