Comments on: Hiking Grays Peak

By: Prakash

Prakash — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:48:41 +0000

Thanks for guiding us and opening up door for newbies like me to try it out. God bless you.

By: Tim C Truemper

Tim C Truemper — Sun, 02 May 2021 18:29:28 +0000

Hey Jeff
I am a “back east hiker” *NC resident) who occasionally comes out west. Trips to Washington State and Colorado are planned. for this summer. Found your labor love blog while reading about Grays Peak (featured in Backpacker magazine). I’d like to subscribe but am already overloaded with notifications, But have bookmarked your page and will be following it. Great info and good site,

By: Kavitha Vemuri

Kavitha Vemuri — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 22:42:26 +0000

we were going to do this in april. picked this as we are preparing for everest base camp trek 5/26 based on alltrails sayinf april to september are good months. yours says otherwise. plz advise. want to pick the right hike. thx much in advance.

By: Jeffrey Hester

Jeffrey Hester — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:38:45 +0000

In reply to Steve Keith.

Steve,

First of all, thanks for the kind words. Second, 4×4 is not required to get to the trailhead, but the road is bumpy and you’ll want to take your time. If you look at my photo of the parking lot, you’ll see at least one sedan and a whole lot of Subarus.

The trail itself is pretty clear to follow, even via headlamps. Check with the ranger station about current road and trail conditions before you head out.

By: Steve Keith

Steve Keith — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:57:08 +0000

Jeff … this was awesome …. thank you very much for creating all of this. I have a question I am not certain you can answer …. but a little context before my question.

I am taking some people on their first 14er …. so the road into Grays Peak Trailhead …. its sounds like a 4×4 is optimal and a person would not want to take their Lexus Sedan or Kia Soul on a road like this … is that a correct assumption?

Is the trail pretty well marked or intuitive enough to get a person unfamiliar with the area up to Grays Peak? … especially early in the morning (we are climbing first week in Aug) … I am a little concerned of taking a wrong turn in the dark

By: Jeff Hester

Jeff Hester — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:09:21 +0000

In reply to Laura. Hi Laura! Look closely at the bottom of the post and you'll see I hiked it on July 2, 2017. There will likely be some snow year round, especially on north-facing slopes, but how much depends on this year's snowfall and weather. Have fun hiking this in August!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 02:25:24 +0000

Beautiful! What time of the year was this? I am doing this hike mid August and am hoping there’s still some snow left at the summit.

By: Jaime

Jaime — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:17:48 +0000

Great photos! Thanks for all that you do Jeff!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:01:54 +0000

Great information, and I love the photos! I scoured the internet for posts like this when my sister and I took a walking holiday in Britain. This is exactly the type of thing I was looking for then, and if I make it out to your neck of the woods, I’ll definitely be consulting your blog!

By: Jeff Hester

Jeff Hester — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:26:42 +0000

In reply to David Wiese. Hey David! No, but my dad lives outside of Denver. I'm splitting time between Oregon and California.

By: David Wiese

David Wiese — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:55:47 +0000

Jeff! Long time no see! Are you living in CO now?