Hanging Lake Trail Could Reopen As 'Primitive Trail' For Now

Denver CO

27 August, 2021

3:01 PM

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By Jamie Leary, CBS Denver: GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The trail to Glenwood Canyon's popular Hanging Lake is covered in feet of debris in many areas after destructive mudslides at the end of July. While the lake itself is on the mend, U.S. Forest Service officials say it may be until 2023 before the trail is restored. "That long term effort's going to take a couple years to get through. We need to do assessments this fall. We need to do some trail design, and we need to get crews up here and really figure out where is the best location for that," said Roger Poirier, Recreation Staff Officer for the White River National Forest. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.