The yule creek trail junctions off the anthracite pass trail.
Yule creek trail marble colorado.
Anthracite pass trail connects with yule creek and raspberry creek trails.
This great loop hike starts by ascending the pretty raspberry creek valley to marble peak 11 314 ft.
There are a lot of hiking and biking trails in marble.
Yule marble is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado.
Yule pass trail to paradise divide is a 15 8 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near carbondale colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult.
The raspberry ridge trailhead is just steps away from the front door.
From carbondale you can travel south on highway 133 west elk loop scenic byway about 40 miles up the crystal river valley to reach marble.
The yule creek lodge is the perfect base camp to explore the yule lakes lead king basin anthracite pass and many other high alpine adventures.
The trailhead and parking is about 4 miles from the bridge about 1 4 mile before the yule marble quarry.
The town lies along the crystal river.
The clean white marble deposits of the yule creek were first discovered in the late 1870 s.
This is a 5 mile dirt trail to yule pass 11 300 ft in the raggeds wilderness near marble co.
Raspberry creek loop trail near marble colorado.
A trail to the left leads to a class 3 route climbing to the summit of purple mountain while the trail to the right heads toward the summit of treasure mountain another class 3 ascent.
To get to the trailhead from carbondale travel south on highway 133 for 25 miles to the marble turnoff.
Marble colorado 7 990 ft is a small town in the crystal river valley.
Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s.
The center trail drops down the yule creek valley to the yule creek trailhead near marble co in 5 6 miles.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking nature trips and birding and is best used from june until september.
First discovered in 1873 it is quarried underground at an elevation of 9 300 feet 2 800 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an open pit and at much lower elevations.
Major development occurred in 1905 when col.
The trail then descends to anthracite pass and returns via the anthracite pass trail.
Little known fact you can get to the upper portal of the.
On the west side of the pass are three trails.
Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry.
From the peak enjoy panoramic views of snowmass mountain capital peak treasure mountain and beyond.
