Lifes Adventures
Sneve Gulch-FDT 1872
Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail Use:
Heavy
Length:
2.45 miles
Elevation:
Starts at 8606 ft, ends at 10,245 ft, highest point 10,245 ft
Elevation Gain:
+1639 feet
Open To:
Hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking
Access
:
Travel on
Trail Highlights
:
The trail begins in aspen and climbs up steeply to an overlook of
Sylvan
Lake .
This well-marked, maintained trail has grades that will vary from 4-22 % while passing through open meadows, aspen, spruce, fir and lodge pole pine forest.
At the upper end of the trail, it enters a cool coniferous forest and crosses a small intermittent stream.
At the end, the trail fades out in a grassy aspen grove just past a small meadow, from this point if you wish to continue, head to the left through an aspen grove and then you will come out on an old logging road, FDR 436.
Parts of the trail have views of
Red
Table
Mountain to the southwest and the high, red sandstone cliffs of
Mount
Eve to the north. Various types of wildflowers can be seen on the lower part of the trail including harebells, sego lilies, paintbrushes, wild rose bushes and asters. Near the top of the trail you will find sunflowers, lupines, and wild geraniums.