Maryland Mountain山頂西南望數座四千公尺高山
今天參加丹佛華人假日登山隊去賭城Central City & Black Hawk附近的Maryland Mountain Hidden Treasure Trailhead登山，我們預計經由Historic Gilpin Tramway攀登海拔9,210呎/2,807公尺的Maryland Mountain，然後採逆時鐘方向沿Easy Money下山走一個環形O走，領隊的登山通知約定08:15在登山口集合。
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攀登山頭：Maryland Mountain，海拔9,210呎/2,807公尺
登山口：Maryland Mountain Hidden Treasure Trailhead，海拔8,205呎/2,500公尺
登山里程：往返一個Loop合計8.5公里(AllTrails記錄航跡6.1哩/9.8公里，我們下山途中為避開mountain bikes而取捷徑下山)
總爬升高度：330公尺
登山時間：往返一個Loop費時4小時
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行車資訊：
由丹佛開車沿I-70 州際公路往Golden西行，行至Exit 265出口下交流道改走CO-58 W公路繼續西行，CO-58 W公路西行4.7哩後接上US-6 W公路，繼續直走US-6 W公路西行；車子沿著US-6 W (Clear Creek Canyon Road)在Clear Creek北岸西行11.5哩後繼續直行走CO-119往Central City & Black Hawk朝西北行，CO-119西北行約8.1哩在經過Central City和Black Hawk後隨即抵達在路右的Maryland Mountain Hidden Treasure Trailhead停車場，座標39° 48' 41.9" -105° 29' 48.2" ，海拔2505公尺。
Maryland Mountain Hidden Treasure Trailhead Parking Lot
步程簡述：
08:32 登山口出發；
Maryland Mountain Hidden Treasure Trailhead
先經由橫跨CO-119公路的行人、單車穿越陸橋到公路西邊；
A pedestrian and bike overpass across CO 119
再沿Historic Gilpin Tramway南行，Historic Gilpin Tramway是一條寬敞的舊車道，原是19 世紀科羅拉多州唯一的一條兩英尺的窄軌鐵路。
Historic Gilpin Tramway
08:37 右側Millsite Trail 岔路不取，沿Historic Gilpin Tramway續南行，途中東南望Central City和Black Hawk 歷史街區。
Historic Gilpin Tramway looking southeast towards Black Hawk and Central City
08:47 Historic Gilpin Tramway南行約750公尺後遇右側Summit Hiking Trail 上山，座標39° 48' 20.4" -105° 29' 59.8"，海拔2,519公尺；
Historic Gilpin Tramway & Summit Hiking Trail Fork
Summit Hiking Trail是一條真正的登山步道，直達山頂；此條登山步道上山距離約2公里，爬升約285公尺，這是條登山專用道路，禁止單車進入，在此條登山步道上登山客可以欣賞到Black Hawk的壯麗景色，也可以遠眺落磯山脈壯麗的西部景觀，在接近山頂時，它與Easy Money匯合，最後登上Maryland Mountain的山頂。
品菁領隊規劃今天登山係採逆時鐘方向進行，先陡上Maryland Mountain，登頂後續沿逆時鐘做一O形環走，如此避免下坡太陡傷膝蓋。取右岔Summit Hiking Trail上山，山徑是名符其實的登山小徑，有點陡但不難走。
Summit Hiking Trail
09:08 山徑右側空地有一根鐵管，鐵管頂端鑲一枚不明水準點銅標，座標39° 48' 25.8" -105° 30' 05.7"，海拔2594公尺；
Unknown benchmark beside Summit Hiking Trail
過了不明水準點後山徑繼續往山頂朝北盤升；
Summit Hiking Trail
Western Wallflower
途中往南可遙望Squaw Pass上頭的Squaw和Chief Mountain，而Mount Blue Sky山塊僅能瞧見Gray Wolf Mountain的積雪山頭。
Looking south to Chief Mountain ..etc mountains from Summ Hiking trail near 2,652 m
隨著高度的爬升在步道上朝東南俯瞰，Central City & Black Hawk 近在咫尺；
Looking southeast over Central City & Black Hawk from Summit Hiking trail near 2,688 m
遙望西邊James Peak Range幾座積雪山頭；
Looking west at the mountains from the Summit Hiking Trail near2,706 m
而極目西南邊則可遙望前年才更名的Mount Blue Sky (原名Mount Evans)和Grays Peak、Torreys Peak三座14 ers。
Looking southwest from the Summit Hiking Trail, you can see several 4,000-meter-high mountains.
Looking southwest to Gray & Torrey Peaks from the Summit Hiking Trail near 2,780 m
Summit Hiking Trail
Summit Hiking Trail
10:03 接上Easy Money Trail；
Summit Hiking Trail & Easy Money Fork
Easy Money是一條很受歡迎的越野自行車(mountain bikes)爬坡路線，先取右朝Maryland Mountain山頂上行。
10:07 登上Maryland Mountain山頂。
Maryland Mountain海拔9,210呎/2,807公尺，山頂是一處平坦的岩石山頭，岩石上嵌著一枚水準點銅標(Benchmark)；
Maryland Mountain Summit Benchmark
Maryland Mountain Summit
山頂展望不錯，東南俯瞰Central City & Black Hawk歷史街區；
View of Central City from the Maryland Mountain Summit
西南望Mount Blue Sky等幾座14 ers高山；
Looking southwest to Mount Blue Sky from the Summit of Maryland Mountain
西邊則遠望Bard Peak等幾座13 ers及James Peak Range幾座積雪山頭。
Looking west at the mountains from the Maryland Mountain's summit
10:33 我們在山頂休息用餐，停留近半小時後循原路下山，下抵Easy Money和Summit Hiking Trail岔路時取右沿Easy Money下山；由Easy Money逆時鐘下山做一O形環走回到上山時的Summit Hiking Trail岔路約6公里，下降約350公尺。
View from Easy Money
Looking south to Mount Blue Sky ..etc mountains from Easy Money near 2,767 m
View from Easy Money
View from Easy Money
下山途中遇到好多越野單車上山，一路停停讓讓，行進非常緩慢，這條步道是單車、登山兩用的步道，平常應該也沒這麼多的越野單車，聽說近日有一場單車越野賽，今天適逢假日，好多選手都來此練習，導致今天的登山步道大塞車，真是行不得也！
View from Easy Money
View from Easy Money
Looking west at the mountains from the Easy Money near2,730 m
11:16 眼看越野單車如一條龍般由山下往上湧進，一波接著一波看不到有中斷的跡象，我們只好在一處髮夾彎處截彎取直，朝山下直接下切，免去避車等待之苦；
View from Easy Money
當然這也是不得已的做法，除去此法可能要走到晚上才能回到登山口了！
View from Easy Money
Looking northwest from the Easy Money Trail
View from Easy Money
11:35 下切抵達山腳下Quartz Valley Trail & Easy Money 的岔路口取左沿Quartz Valley Trail往登山口東南行；
Quartz Valley Trail & Easy Money Fork
Quartz Valley Trail是一條寬敞的車道，兩旁除草原外不時有筆直的白楊木(aspen tree)，走來舒適宜人。
Quartz Valley Trail
Historic mining-era retaining wall for the Historic Gilpin Tramway
View along the Quartz Valley Trail
Quartz Valley Trail
11:49 遇右岔路Chase Gulch Road 不取，取左岔Historic Gilpin Tramway朝登山口東行。
Historic Gilpin Tramway & Chase Gulch Road Fork
12:17 回到Summit Hiking Trail岔路，取直行回登山口。
Historic Gilpin Tramway looking southeast towards Black Hawk and Central City
12:32 返抵登山口，整裝後開車循早上原路下山返家。
A pedestrian and bike overpass across CO 119
AllTrails：Maryland Mountain via Quartz Valley Trail (2025.05.31)
