Mt. Flora Trip Report 07/12/2026

Report Type	Full
Peak(s)	Mt. Flora - 13,129 feet Mt. Eva - 13,131 feet
Date Posted	07/12/2026
Date Climbed	07/12/2026
Author	a_t_

Berthoud Pass to Mt Flora & Mt Eva
Date: 07/12/26 Peaks: Mt Flora (13,129ft) & Mt Eva (13,131ft) Mileage: 9.42 mi Elevation: +3,578 ft (from Strava app so may be slightly off) Class: 1 (Flora) / 2 (Eva) Weather: Clear / Partly Cloudy, 48-68F, low winds (0-10mph) Timestamps: Start at Berthoud Pass 6:23am Summit Mt Flora 7:49am (+1h26m) Summit Mt Eva 9:22am (+2h59m) Finish at Berthoud Pass 12:30pm (+6h07m) Report: I got to the parking lot a little after 6am - a decent amount of cars, but definitely not close to being full. Started hiking at 6:23am with the sun just starting to lighten up the sky (sunrise on this day was 5:43am). The initial ascent from the Berthoud Pass parking lot was a brutal start, but it gets a lot better shortly after turning into a mostly steady, light incline to Mt Flora. I chugged along straight to Mt Flora, telling myself I'll hit the Mines Peak on the way down (which I didn't end up feeling like doing later on). Along the way to Mt Flora, there wasn't a single cloud in the sky and there was essentially no wind. Made it up after about an hour and a half to Mt Flora where I took a quick water break and moved along to Mt Eva. Initial ascent looking towards US-40. Another pic looking out in the distance towards the start of the hike. On the way up to Mt Flora! Short talus section Getting closer to the Mt Flora summit! View from Mt Flora summit View from Mt Flora summit Trail sign at the Mt Flora Summit I started heading over to Mt Eva which there really isn't too much of a trail most of the way. You can somewhat see a beaten path but it isn't as clear as the trail to Mt Flora. I had a route saved on my phone so I made sure I was staying on a good path to Mt Eva. Also, my phone had pretty good cell reception for majority of the hike. In between the two, there are beautiful views of Ethel Lake, Slater Lake, Upper Chinns Reservoir, and Bill Moore Lake. There is a steep descent shortly after leaving Mt Flora that was brutal on my knees, I was not looking forward to going back up it. In this stretch, the wind was pretty strong. After about another hour and a half of hiking, I was at the summit of Mt Eva. View of Ethel Lake After the steep descent between Mt Flora and Eva Looking back at that steep descent View of Slater Lake and Upper Chinns Reservoir View of Bill Moore Lake from between Mt Flora and Mt Eva Looking at the cell tower wreckage near the summit of Mt Eva View from the summit of Mt Eva Saw a pair of white tailed ptarmigans near the summit of Mt Eva! Moss Campion (silene acaulis) which is all over this hike! Super beautiful with all the wildflowers right now. After about another 3 hours, I found myself back at the Berthoud Pass trailhead and successfully hiked my first two 13ers! Definitely will be checking out more 13ers! What are your favorites? Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

Berthoud Pass to Mt Flora & Mt Eva

Date: 07/12/26

Peaks: Mt Flora (13,129ft) & Mt Eva (13,131ft)

Mileage: 9.42 mi

Elevation: +3,578 ft (from Strava app so may be slightly off)

Class: 1 (Flora) / 2 (Eva)

Weather: Clear / Partly Cloudy, 48-68F, low winds (0-10mph)

Timestamps:

Start at Berthoud Pass 6:23am

Summit Mt Flora 7:49am (+1h26m)

Summit Mt Eva 9:22am (+2h59m)

Finish at Berthoud Pass 12:30pm (+6h07m)

Report:

I got to the parking lot a little after 6am - a decent amount of cars, but definitely not close to being full. Started hiking at 6:23am with the sun just starting to lighten up the sky (sunrise on this day was 5:43am). The initial ascent from the Berthoud Pass parking lot was a brutal start, but it gets a lot better shortly after turning into a mostly steady, light incline to Mt Flora. I chugged along straight to Mt Flora, telling myself I'll hit the Mines Peak on the way down (which I didn't end up feeling like doing later on). Along the way to Mt Flora, there wasn't a single cloud in the sky and there was essentially no wind. Made it up after about an hour and a half to Mt Flora where I took a quick water break and moved along to Mt Eva.

23558_01 — *Initial ascent looking towards US-40.*

23558_02 — *Another pic looking out in the distance towards the start of the hike.*

23558_06 — *Getting closer to the Mt Flora summit!*

23558_09 — *Trail sign at the Mt Flora Summit*

I started heading over to Mt Eva which there really isn't too much of a trail most of the way. You can somewhat see a beaten path but it isn't as clear as the trail to Mt Flora. I had a route saved on my phone so I made sure I was staying on a good path to Mt Eva. Also, my phone had pretty good cell reception for majority of the hike. In between the two, there are beautiful views of Ethel Lake, Slater Lake, Upper Chinns Reservoir, and Bill Moore Lake. There is a steep descent shortly after leaving Mt Flora that was brutal on my knees, I was not looking forward to going back up it. In this stretch, the wind was pretty strong. After about another hour and a half of hiking, I was at the summit of Mt Eva.

23558_12 — *After the steep descent between Mt Flora and Eva*

23558_14 — *Looking back at that steep descent*

23558_15 — *View of Slater Lake and Upper Chinns Reservoir*

23558_13 — *View of Bill Moore Lake from between Mt Flora and Mt Eva*

23558_16 — *Looking at the cell tower wreckage near the summit of Mt Eva*

23558_18 — *View from the summit of Mt Eva*

23558_17 — *Saw a pair of white tailed ptarmigans near the summit of Mt Eva!*

23558_10 — *Moss Campion (silene acaulis) which is all over this hike! Super beautiful with all the wildflowers right now.*

After about another 3 hours, I found myself back at the Berthoud Pass trailhead and successfully hiked my first two 13ers! Definitely will be checking out more 13ers! What are your favorites?

Thumbnails for uploaded photos (click to open slideshow):

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