Cross Creek to Fall Creek – Holy Cross Wilderness CO

On weekends in the summer there will be a lot of traffic depending on your timing due to people climbing Mt. of the Holy Cross.  Just plan your timing to arrive at the Cross Creek Trailhead by 6am on a Saturday or Sunday and you will have plenty of hitch opportunities.

Thanks Randy!

As Randy posted, weekends are best.  But you may have pretty good luck hitching during the week as well.  Last summer, I started a trip on a Thursday morning and found the parking lot at Fall Creek more than half full.

Thanks for the replies.  I did not see any mention of food requirements for the area on the website – any insight?  It looks like there is plenty of opportunities for a hang looking at satellite imagery though.

There are no specific requirements in the HCW so hanging is an option.  There are easier and better ways to protect food though.  Here is a good article to read from Andrew Skurka on the subject  https://andrewskurka.com/2018/tutorial-food-storage-protection-methods-bears-rodents/

Both times I hiked this loop, I just hung my food, with no incident.  Since then I bought an Ursack for a trip to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, which now requires you to use a IGBC approved container.   The Ursack turned out to be so fast and easy to use, I now use it for all my trips in bear country.  For me, the minor hit to my base weight is well worth not having to mess around with a bear hang at the end of a long day.