Huron Peak

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/21/2026, By: jbrazeel
Info: About a foot+ of snow above 13k. Muddy in the afternoon to treeline. Beautiful day! Not a single other soul on the mtn but my hiking buddy and I. No spikes necessary (for us) today 

Route: Southwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/12/2026, By: nalgeneStickers
Info: Conditions aside, I'd totally recommend making a loop by going up the SW slopes and down the NW slopes. Several trees down on the (unmaintained) trail when you leave Lake Ann trail and a bit of route finding when you get above treeline but the views of the Apostles are totally worth it. No snow on SW slopes. Packed snow above 13,000 on NW slopes. Spikes and poles recommended but saw people without them. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/9/2026, By: HokieTom
Info: The trail is snow free until ~13,100’. You can avoid all snow at the start, but later you can’t. The snow while I hiked was consolidated and tacky and did not require spikes on ascent. I did use spikes coming down all the way to the 4WD road to get down fast due to approaching clouds. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 10/5/2026, By: thomasferguson
Info: Trail was snow-covered above 13k, but there was enough foot traffic that there was a well-packed trail. I'd recommend microspikes, but that's about it. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 9/23/2026, By: nodoubt99
Info: Very clear skies with light wind. Trail was in perfect condition. No snow yet so enjoy the clear paths while you can. Drove a tacoma TRD off road to the top and had no issue. Would recommend high clearance vehicles to get to the top. There were a few muddy spots driving to the top as well. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 9/13/2026, By: jessishiking
Info: One of my favorite hikes, and my second time to the top. (Last one in July 2023, so a much different and snow-streaked summit view then!) Leaves are already changing, and you get a fabulous view the whole way up and down. Trail is in good shape — easy to follow, just watch for braids on the flat sections. The last 500 or so vertical feet are the hardest. It’s steep, but doesn’t last too long. Summit views are unlike any in the Sawatch. Magnificent.

See S Winfield/Lake Ann for Trailhead Report. 

Route: 13513-13486-Huron traverse
Posted On: 9/7/2026, By: Kbrown321
Info: Climbed Huron via the 13513-13486-Huron route described in CaptainSuburbia’s TR. Overall a fun way to spice up a Huron ascent but that section along the divide up to 13513 is loooose.

After climbing up into the basin between Huron and north apostle (a beautiful basin with a nice social trail most of the way up), we gained the ridge via the gully on the far right of the basin. That thing sucked, tons of loose rock. Then over to 13513 on a loose ridge with a couple fun cl3 sections and a couple janky downclimbs (which were probably bypassable).

Things improved drastically on the 13513-13486 section of the traverse. Nice down climb into the big ledge described in previous TRs (we dubbed it the ‘gigaledge’). This is one of the cooler features I’ve seen on a scramble, a nice 2 foot wide grass ledge that traverses right over a couple hundred foot cliff band. The scrambly section of the traverse capped off with a nice cl3 scramble from the end of the ledge up to 13486, then it was a 1000 foot slog up the SE ridge of Huron with the crux being a stare down with a mountain goat guarding Huron’s summit block.

This ending up being a longer day than expected. From the upper apostle basin to Huron took ~3.5 hours over the 13ers, we had friends split off and do the SW ridge and they beat us by an hour 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 8/20/2026, By: robbyfrost
Info: Trail was in great shape. Very little haze. Reached the peak around 9:30a and some clouds were rolling in but clear otherwise. Trail was mostly dry throughout. Will note the 2WD road to Winfield is pretty rough. You can make it across in any car, but have to go very slow due to exposed rocks and potholes. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 8/5/2026, By: rvdolson
Info: Hazy in the morning, but smoke largely cleared by early afternoon. Trail in great condition, with some muddy spots in the gulch/basin. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 7/18/2026, By: dgarnertn
Info: The peak and approach were completely smoke free. It was overcast most of the day and rained in the early afternoon. Little to no wind on the entire hike up. I saw lots of wildlife including several pika, chipmunks, and a marmot.

Approach road was completely dry. I made it all the way to the S. Winfield/Lake Ann trailhead. I drove all the way up the final 4x4 section in a stock 2022 Subaru Outback, BUT, I have skid plates. I would NOT attempt this road without them as I scraped 6-7 times. My car had no trouble otherwise. The road was completely dry. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 7/12/2026, By: mikelight77
Info: Perfect trail the whole way up and perfect day. Weather was excellent. My son and I were the first ones up starting at about 5 AM. My 2nd 14er, his 1st.
The road to the trailhead is hairy (for me, a flat lander), but made it with no issues in a Chevy 1500 Trail Boss.

The trail is very easy to follow 98% of the way and only some spots near the summit in the rocks… you have to stop and look around for a second.

Views at the top are amazing. Very little smoke smell or haze today. 

Route: Southwest Slopes
Posted On: 7/3/2026, By: nikitalbot
Info: We picked this route over the standard route to have more of a challenge. We would absolutely NOT recommend this route … of the 4.5 miles to the top, there is MAYBE 1.5 miles of defined trail that was still incredibly easy to lose. The last parts are a make-your-own trail. It is also not maintained, like mentioned, so plan to be constantly going over/under downed trees. We definitely got the challenges we were looking for (and more!). We went down the NE side because we couldn’t imagine going back down the saddle approach. I would recommend downloading the GPS onto multiple devices and to constantly check it. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 7/1/2026, By: Bobak Radbin
Info: Completely snow-free from trailhead to summit. The trail is in excellent condition and very easy to follow the entire way. I parked before the creek crossing, which added about 1.5 miles round trip, making the hike about 10 miles total for me. It took me 3 hours 30 minutes to reach the summit and 5 hours 44 minutes round trip. Weather was beautiful with clear skies, only a little smoke in the distance from the Willow Fire, but it did not impact the hike. One of the most scenic and enjoyable 14ers I’ve done so far. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 6/27/2026, By: Cruiser
Info: Road to the th in spicy subaruable condition. No drama in the rubicon. Trail is in excellent shape through the woods but folks are definitely cross cutting some switchbacks which sux. A little trail braiding though the basin primarily to avoid a couple of seemingly insignificant muddy areas. No snow to contend with anywhere on the route. Overall the trail is in excellent shape and was easy for us to follow in the dark this morning. Super super windy above treeline today which made things a little brisk before sunrise. It was like when your checked bag is over fifty pounds and you have to wear as many of your clothes as you can to avoid the over weight charge. 

Route: Northwest Slopes
Posted On: 6/20/2026, By: flintel
Info: Made it to the upper 4WD trailhead in my Crosstrek, but had some very close calls, could have chosen better lines. Great conditions (see kmochel's update), the wildflowers in the basin above 12,100' are blooming right now, beautiful views.