Westword

Crossing the Line: Hiking the DeCaLiBron Loop Is a Privilege, Not a Right

On Wednesday, August 2, Westword.com published an outlandish account of reporter Bennito Kelty illegally climbing Mount Bross, a fourteener that is part of the popular DeCaLiBron Loop, several of ...
The Denver Post

Nonprofit buys 480 acres on 14er to help preserve public access

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Another puzzle piece of the DeCaLiBron Loop trail near Fairplay has been purchased by The Conservation Fund, along with dozens of other parcels on ...
The Aspen Times

Nonprofit group purchases 480 acres on Colorado 14er to protect public access along DeCaLiBron Loop

A Colorado nonprofit has purchased about 480 acres of land on Mount Bross — a 14er that is part of the Decalibron Loop — to secure public access along the popular trail that has faced closures from ...
Vail Daily

Conservation Fund buys 14er in the Mosquito Range above Alma, helping protect access to Decalibron Loop

ohn Reiber, the owner of mining land spanning three 14ers in the Mosquito Range, has sold about 300 acres atop Mount Democrat to The Conservation Fund, ending a thorny access issue on the popular ...
Vail Daily

Colorado’s 14ers saw a slight uptick in hikers last year, thanks to Decalibron Loop access, but visitation remains down from pandemic highs

Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks saw a slight increase in foot traffic for the first time since the pandemic drove record-high visitation to the mountains, according to hiker use estimates published this ...
9NEWS

Popular 14er loop reopens, but with some added paperwork

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Starting Friday, hikers can once again bag four fourteeners in a day using the DeCaLiBron loop, a trail that a private property owner closed this spring over concerns about his ...