Support Our Work
CMC works with private landowners, public land managers, local municipalities, volunteers, and other partner organizations to facilitate and protect access to peaks and trails across Colorado.
We need your help to preserve hiking/climbing access on the popular Decalibron loop trail that accesses several 14,000 ft peaks. Mt. Democrat, Cameron and Bross are all privately owned and the patchwork of Forest Service land and private mining claims makes access and liability chellenging (see map below).
CMC is working to prevent closure of the peaks in a number of ways:
CMC conducted visitor use surveys in both 2020 and 2021 to better understand the volume of use, demographics of users and knowledge-base of users. The 2021 survey results showed a slight decrease in visitation numbers in 2021 compared to the 2020 survey, possibly due to the early season closures of the 14ers discouraging visitation to the area
Visitor Use Report 2021
Visitor Use Report 2020
Volunteer as a Trailhead Surveyor!
Sign up for a spot today by clicking the button below! Sign up for our Conservation E-Newsletter for updates on the project and more volunteer opportunies.
The map below shows the Decalibron Loop Trail with public (forest service) lands shown in green and private land parcels shown in white/uncolored. Red and blue dots show current and future sign installation. View the full-sized map here.
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative
Town of Alma
Park County
US Forest Service - South Park Ranger District
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