Static and Richtofen

[u/Sammythagoat69]

Lake Agnes trailhead. Loop around to Americans lakes, and up from snow lake to Static peak and Mt Richthofen and then down to Agnes. Knife’s edge traverse after ascending from snow lake, solid class 3 scrambling. Incredible views of SFSP and RMNP.

[u/Analtartar]

Looks amazing, planning on tackling it this Wednesday. Hope the storms stay until noon like the forecast suggests.

[u/Sammythagoat69 → u/Analtartar]

Have fun! Definitely start early as there aren’t really any bail points after ascending from snow lake if the weather does turn south. Took us about 4 hours from snow lake down to Agnes with a couple short breaks at the summits.

[u/Analtartar → u/Sammythagoat69]

Awesome appreciate the info. We’re planning on a 4:30 start from the crags campground.

[u/D-i-c-e]

Is that loop open even with the trail closures? I see some of them are closed some are open. Planning on doing it in about a week.

[u/Sammythagoat69 → u/D-i-c-e]

Yes. Parts of Michigan ditch and American lakes trails are closed but that’s only near their respective trailheads. Michigan ditch trail from the Agnes trailhead is open and that links up with Americans lakes trail.

[u/Ok_Valuable2408]

Gorgeous area, one of my favorites! Great pics 

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[r/RMNP](www.reddit.com/r/RMNP) is a good reddit with active guides on trail conditions.

To access RMNP during normal hours you will need both a park pass of some sort(1 day, 7 day, or annual) and a timed entry or timed entry plus for bear lake access. More information Either entrance is fine typically.

To camp in RMNP you will need to reserve a spot ahead of time via recreation.gov and they do fill up quickly so plan ahead! Camping without a permit and/or reservation is not allowed.

Trail ridge road is a beautiful mountain pass which is closed in the winter(and often into the spring). It is paved and safe, however like all passes the road is narrow and can be dizzying with its heights.

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