Leave the parking area and begin hiking up the Colorado/Mt. Massive trail -
1. Cross South Willow Creek after 2 miles (
2) and continue another mile before crossing Willow Creek -
3. Continue northwest up a hill to reach a trail junction at 11,300' and turn left onto the Mt. Massive Trail -
4. Hike approximately 0.25 mile up a hill and through some small clearings where the terrain flattens out, and you can finally see Massive ahead -
5.
Continue to 11,800', zigzag through willows, and ascend Point 12,466' -
6. Reach easier ground near 12,400', where most of the remaining route is now in view -
7. With 2 miles remaining, the summit is still a long way off. Your next goal is to reach the saddle between "South Massive" and Massive's summit ridge. Continue on the excellent trail (
8) to reach the 13,900-foot saddle
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9.
Turn right at the saddle and follow the trail toward the summit ridge -
10 and
11. Near 14,250', reach a notch at the
Southwest Slopes Route trail junction -
12. Past the junction, stay right of the ridge crest and weave up through the rocks (
13 and
14) to reach easier terrain on the ridge crest near 14,300' -
15. Pass over a false summit and continue to the top -
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17.
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