Breck Guidebook

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Joined in 2016

Breck Guidebook

Hiking and Exploring

Mohawk Lake

This moderate hike offers stunning scenery, gorgeous mountain lakes and historic mine ruins. The views on this challenging hike make the climb up worth it. Distance: 8.6 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 2,129 feet Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue drive south on Highway 9 approximately 2.5 miles to Spruce Creek Road (No. 800). Turn right and bear left after .1 miles. Proceed 1.2 miles to the trailhead.

49 locals recommend

Mohawk Lake

49 locals recommend

This moderate hike offers stunning scenery, gorgeous mountain lakes and historic mine ruins. The views on this challenging hike make the climb up worth it. Distance: 8.6 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 2,129 feet Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue drive south on Highway 9 approximately 2.5 miles to Spruce Creek Road (No. 800). Turn right and bear left after .1 miles. Proceed 1.2 miles to the trailhead.

McCullough Gulch Trailhead

A beautiful, high alpine hike that wanders through rich evergreen forests with granite outcroppings, waterfalls, green meadows and fragile wildflowers. Distance: 2.9 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 892 feet Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue drive south on Highway 9 approximately 8 miles to Blue Lakes Road (No. 850). Turn right and then turn right onto County road 851. Drive on County Road 851 for 2 miles and park near the water diversion structures. The trailhead, a 15-minute walk, is just left of a sign marked, “Private Road, No Admittance.”

38 locals recommend

McCullough Gulch Trailhead

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38 locals recommend

A beautiful, high alpine hike that wanders through rich evergreen forests with granite outcroppings, waterfalls, green meadows and fragile wildflowers. Distance: 2.9 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 892 feet Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue drive south on Highway 9 approximately 8 miles to Blue Lakes Road (No. 850). Turn right and then turn right onto County road 851. Drive on County Road 851 for 2 miles and park near the water diversion structures. The trailhead, a 15-minute walk, is just left of a sign marked, “Private Road, No Admittance.”

Blue Lakes Trailhead

A short, moderate hike to a historic area full of mine relics and high alpine lakes. The trail is completely above tree line, starting at 11,748 feet elevation. Distance: 2.8 miles Elevation Gain: 1131 feet Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue drive south on Highway 9 approximately 8 miles to Blue Lakes Road (No. 850). Turn right. At the fork, go straight and follow the road 2.2 miles. Park just below the dam. The trailhead is just above the dam at its north end.

14 locals recommend

Blue Lakes Trailhead

Blue Lakes Road

14 locals recommend

A short, moderate hike to a historic area full of mine relics and high alpine lakes. The trail is completely above tree line, starting at 11,748 feet elevation. Distance: 2.8 miles Elevation Gain: 1131 feet Directions: From the intersection of Main Street and Ski Hill Road/Lincoln Avenue drive south on Highway 9 approximately 8 miles to Blue Lakes Road (No. 850). Turn right. At the fork, go straight and follow the road 2.2 miles. Park just below the dam. The trailhead is just above the dam at its north end.