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The trail to Hanging Lake — Colorado’s “one-of-a-kind gem” — is getting some much-needed restoration

1.2-mile climb to the Glenwood Canyon landmark has been damaged by wildfire and multiple floods since 2020

Leanne Veldhuis, district ranger for the White River National Forest's Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District, looks around upon reaching Hanging Lake after hiking up the 1.2-mile trail with media members during the groundbreaking for a $4.5 million trail reconstruction project in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, on May 2, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Leanne Veldhuis, district ranger for the White River National Forest’s Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District, looks around upon reaching Hanging Lake after hiking up the 1.2-mile trail with media members during the groundbreaking for a $4.5 million trail reconstruction project in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, on May 2, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
By | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The U.S. Forest Service is leading a $4.5 million reconstruction project that local leaders hope will help the Hanging Lake trail hold up to future natural disasters.
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