Beaver Ponds on Trail Ridge Road
Beaver wetland boardwalk—0.2 mi, 15 minutes, flat. See sedges, wildlife, ancient dam traces.
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Trail Beaver wetland boardwalk—0.2 mi, 15 minutes, flat. See sedges, wildlife, ancient dam traces.
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Trail Highest continuous paved road in the US at 12,183 feet. Altitude, wind, rapid weather—survive the drive.
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Trail Flat one-mile round-trip walk to the 1910s Holzwarth homestead. History without the grind.
View guide →The Holzwarth Historic Site self-guided walk is one mile roundtrip.
This self-guided tour is a one-mile roundtrip walk, taking you across the Kawuneeche Valley and looping through the Holzwarth Historic Site.source
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