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2010/09/24

East Portal/Moffat Tunnel Trailhead

E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 17

最近走了幾個高山湖,都是從East Portal/Moffat Tunnel Trailhead 啟登,前幾天再到登山口走走,很喜歡從Rollinsville 到登山口這段路,有鐵道、有小河、有村莊、有草原,當火車汽笛從山谷中傳來,然後緩緩穿過草原上的牛群時,就是有那麼一種不同的感覺。




登山口行車指南:

BoulderBoulder Canyon Road(CO 119)西行,16哩後抵Nederland小鎮,接Peak To Peak景觀公路(CO 119, CO 72)南下,行4.8哩抵Rollinsville,右轉E. Portal road (Rollins Pass)西行,約7.8哩後行車終點(Moffat Tunnel)即為登山口,此處是Union Pacific Railroad火車隧道的東入口
 
E. Portal road (Rollins Pass)自Rollinsville 起一路沿著鐵路及South Boulder Creek 西行,雖然是條未鋪柏油的石子路面,但因路面寬敞且紮實平坦,適合各種車輛通行。
Rollinsville 1Rollinsville 2
Rollinsville
E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 1
E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 2South Boulder Creek 1South Boulder Creek 2South Boulder Creek 3E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 8E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 9E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 6E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 7E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 10



自Rollinsville 西行約4.8哩抵達數戶人家;
E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 3E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 4E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 5



5.1哩過平交道;
Railway crossingE. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 11
E. Portal road (Rollins Pass) 16



7.1哩右轉上山即為Rollins Pass,左轉沿E. Portal road續行。
Rollins Pass 1Rollins Pass 2


舊鐵路在隧道Moffat Tunnel未開通前即沿Rollins Pass盤升上山,越過大陸分水嶺經Winter Park往西行;自1927年長達6哩的Moffat Tunnel開通後火車才改行Moffat Tunnel,Rollins Pass現僅適合高底盤性能良好之四傳車通行,沿途蠻多舊礦業、舊鐵道遺跡供人憑弔。
 
7.8哩即抵Moffat Tunnel ,亦即East Portal 登山口,有一不小的停車場。
East Portal Trailhead 16East Portal Trailhead 8
Moffat Tunnel
East Portal Trailhead 11East Portal Trailhead 10East Portal Trailhead 1
 


East Portal Trailhead海拔9,220呎(2,810公尺),由此登山口啟登之步道有:
Arapaho Lakes Trail: 7.1 miles roundtrip
Crater Lakes  Trail: 6.0 miles roundtrip
Forest LakesTrail: 7.8 miles roundtrip
 

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