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 the main summit ridge. Continue on the excellent trail
8 to reach the 13,900-foot saddle
9.
Turn right at the saddle and follow the trail toward the summit ridge
10 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 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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