Iconic Colorado hiking trail to undergo major reconstruction project

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The trail leading up to Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs is about to undergo a multi-million dollar reconstruction project.

The trail will remain open through most of the reconstruction process, but the project might require some closures for short periods of time.The trail leading up to Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs is about to undergo a $4.5 million reconstruction project after it was damaged in“It’s a mile straight up,” said Roger Poirier with White River National Forest. “It makes an impact. It makes an impact on your lungs. It makes an impact on your legs. But it makes an impact on your soul and your heart.

“It’s a pretty narrow canyon at times,” Poirier said. “It also presents challenges of how we want to rebuild that trial.” “We’re building a really complex trail through a burned landscape and we’re trying to make it last for 100 years,” said Marcus Selig, Chief Conservation Officer with the National Forest Foundation. “That is not an easy task.” The trail is currently open to those who have permits and will remain open through most of the reconstruction process.

 

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