Grays Peak

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 10/17/2025, By: AlejandraOutside
Info: Fine up until just over a mile from the summit. From then on, including the rocky stairs leading up to Grays which are north facing, the trail is mostly packed snow and/or ice. Micro spikes recommended/ likely necessary. Very windy and bitterly cold. Winter hiking is here. Road to trailhead poor as always but no snow or ice accumulating yet.

Also, I'll avoid a rant, but the ice, snow, and cold was enough to cause a dog on the trail to have a bloody paw from over a mile from the trailhead, to Torreys, and back. Posting as a condition note for our furry friends who can't take their own precautions and their caretakers who will hopefully prioritize their pets over peakbagging. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 10/14/2025, By: Gilead
Info: Blizzardish conditions at the top of both peaks. Strong winds, got pretty chilly but with the right gear it wasn’t too uncomfortable. Definitely needed microspikes—few sketchy patches of nearly unavoidable ice. In places the snow was 4~ inches but that was above 13k feet. Visibility was poor. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 10/13/2025, By: Nosimplehighway
Info: Summited Grays Peak this morning via Kelso Ridge and Torreys Peak. The day started out sunny and dry and ended on a snowy note. The upper reaches of Grays Peak are covered in several inches of well-packed snow, but the middle portion of the standard route had a layer of solid ice underneath a coating of fresh snow. Spikes are strongly advised, especially between 12K-13K feet, where the freeze-thaw cycle has led to solid ice hidden underneath a fresh coating of snow. The lowest reaches of the trail are still mostly snow and ice free, while the summit and upper portion of the standard route is currently colder and less slippery than the middle reaches. Many people without spikes were slipping and falling today, though a heavier snowfall and colder weather may reduce how slippery this trail is. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 10/5/2025, By: GUTstring
Info: Snow covering trail, which was melting pretty decently by return. Microspikes would be handy for slick rocks and steps in the shade. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 9/28/2025, By: sivanatri
Info: Did Grays and Torreys on the 27th. Got to the summer trailhead at 5:15 am and found parking. Weather was great. Trail was nice, with some rocky steps covered with patches of ice and snow. There were a couple of inches of snow throughout the switchbacks, but the peaks were completely clear at the top. I used microspikes while coming down from Grays to the saddle toward Torreys. Loved the hike, though doing both peaks was definitely strenuous. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 9/16/2025, By: feldyinstilly
Info: Almost shorts and t-shirt weather. Any snow has melted out and it's almost bone dry, save for a little bit of mud and damp rock on the ridge between Grays and Torreys. Perfect conditions. Parking lot was overflowing at 9am in true Front Range fashion. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 9/13/2025, By: Sekwof
Info: Both Peaks had an easily maintained/visible trail to follow, with no real degradation to the trail to the peak. Frost in the morning is making some rocky steps slippery, and light to moderate snow this afternoon covered both peaks. Torrey's Peak trail had a few sections of loose gravel on steep areas that made sliding a little easier when climbing. Both trails were soft/wet below 13kft and frozen above 13kft during the morning, just after sunrise. A fresh, wet snow from thunderstorms during the day today made things particularly wet and frozen at the peaks. Overall, still very traversable and accessible to most hikers, with a couple of spots to pay attention to depending on remaining ice/frost/snow/loose gravel as of 2 pm on 9/13/2025. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 9/2/2025, By: Sneezingdragon
Info: Conditions were excellent. A little bit of ice part way up, but nothing we couldn't easily avoid. Clear air, clear path, beautiful day for a hike. 

Route: South Ridge
Posted On: 9/1/2025, By: knova
Info: Great conditions, creek crossings (if you can even call them that) are so easy and there is no reason you will be getting your shoes wet. 

Route: North Slopes
Posted On: 8/23/2025, By: blaizeobrien
Info: FOUND- ring that is likely to be important to someone. The ring was on the trail just below Gray/Torrey split. Found 10am 8/23/2025. Text me description and/or picture of the ring if it is yours. 6145654802 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 7/21/2025, By: mapleaf
Info: Trails clear, very well maintained.
Trail traffic moderate. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 7/9/2025, By: CEColton
Info: The trail up Grays is snow free and in great condition. The route from the summit of Grays to the summit of Torrey’s is also slow free. However, the connecting trail used to bypass Grays Peak on the return from Torreys crosses a snowfield. 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 7/7/2025, By: aych
Info: Absolutely perfect conditions on a bluebird day after the July 4th holiday. No snow on either peak and the only snow encountered on trail was descending Torreys back towards the junction (was pretty compact but I still used a pole to stabilize). 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 7/6/2025, By: RobMcG
Info: Grays and Torreys route from the CDT Trail 321 is totally uncovered from snow except about a 100 meter snow drift on the Torreys branch. It was soft and walkable on the established tracks, but glad I had my trekking poles to self arrest if I slipped. It was passable without axe or poles or micro spikes if you're careful and take your time. No post-holing, just a nice single track established through the drift. Otherwise, this route just had some wet sections and the standard creek crossings that you can manage easily without getting wet feet. Great day to be on the mountain, and good to get off early as the storm clouds form up pretty early these days. We saw a herd of Mountain Goats on the Grays branch, and a beautiful Fox on the Torreys route above the saddle. This is another reason to go early, as the animals are often more active in the early morning. Fun day with a great crew!! 

Route: Grays and Torreys
Posted On: 7/7/2025, By: aroooooon
Info: The trail is in pretty good condition and there was almost no snow on the way up to Grays and on the saddle over to Torreys. The way down from Torreys had a stretch where there is a 1ft wide path of snow/ice and it would’ve been very nice to have microspikes. It’s doable without but I was using hiking poles to make sure I don’t slip down the mountain which didn’t feel great. Other than that, the trail was great and easy to follow and there are plenty of wildflowers everywhere which look beautiful.