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Blue Lakes Trailhead (Monte Cristo Gulch)

@Blue Lakes Trailhead (Monte Cristo Gulch)

Blue Lakes Rd (County Road 850), Breckenridge, CO 80424

High trailhead below the Upper Blue Reservoir dam off Blue Lakes Road

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Starts at about 11,700 ft and stays above treeline, with old mining ruins in Monte Cristo Gulch. Short (under 3 miles) but steep and thin-aired; the dirt road and lot fill fast on weekends.