This 4-day backpacking trip, in Weminuche Wilderness, starts at Thirty Mile Campground near Rio Grande Reservoir, just 1 and a quarter hours from South Fork via Hwy 149 and CO Rd 18.
For this trip in the Weminuche Wilderness Day 1 is from Thirty Mile Campground to Squaw Lake 8.7 miles with 3364 elevation gain and 1065 foot loss. Day 2 is from Squaw Lake to near Wimenuche Pass. 8.8-mile trek with 1570 foot gain and 2979 foot altitude loss. Day 3 is from Weminuche Pass to just below The Window. 7.7-mile hike with 2891 foot elevation gain and 836 foot loss. Day 4 is from The Window back to Thirty Mile Campground. 10.3 miles, gaining 667 feet with a loss of 3642 feet.
