From the trailhead, follow the signed trail for Grizzly Gulch. Walk a few hundred feet and cross a bridge
1. Pass through a meadow to enter the forest at 10,500'
2 and follow the well-defined trail for about a mile before Handies comes into view
3. Continue another mile through trees and clearings to reach 11,800' where the view opens up, and Handies is straight ahead
4. Pass the final trees
5, and cross the stream once or twice as you hike up the center of the gulch
7. Above 12,300', you'll reach a trail sign at the final creek crossing
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From here, it's roughly 1.5 miles to the summit, but the route takes a bit of a tour to the north before it gains Handies' north ridge. Follow the trail north up a hillside
9. Near 12,600', the trail turns left and gains a flatter area, just west of the ridge
10. Continue to a yellow-colored, dirt runout
11. After hiking over the dirt pile, turn left and hike southwest up grassy terrain
12. Continue to 13,300' where most of the remaining route is visible
13. Follow the trail (or the general location of the trail if snow-covered) as it climbs to the ridge crest, at 13,600'
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Walk south to reach a steeper pitch on the upper ridge and zigzag higher
15 16. Near 13,950', the angle eases as the summit comes into view
17. Stroll across the summit ridge to reach the top
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