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How crews are getting Hanging Lake trail ready to reopen soon despite significant landslide damage

Iconic trail was closed last summer after parts were obliterated by rock and mud slides

Tom Cogger, right, and Forrest Gale, ...
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Tom Cogger, right, and Forrest Gale, in back, trail builders with Summit to Sea Trails, work on replacing Bridge No. 2 on the trail to Hanging Lake in 2022. The iconic trail in Glenwood Canyon was heavily damaged in July 2021 by torrential rains and flooding, and the old Bridge No. 2 was swept off its abutments into the creek. On Wednesday, forest service officials announced long-term improvement plans. (Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post file)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014.  (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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After torrential rains and debris flows in Glenwood Canyon left massive rockpiles last summer on the steep trail that leads up to picturesque Hanging Lake, it was difficult to imagine the hiking experience returning to normal anytime soon.
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