Hike Glenwood’s Stairway to Heavenly Hanging Lake

After a lengthy closure for trail maintenance, Hanging Lake is open again—and hiking to this Colorado icon is back and better than ever!

Why compare hiking Hanging Lake in Glenwood Springs to a Led Zeppelin song?

Because, thanks to recent intensive trail work, the path has been transformed from a sometimes slippery single-track prone to erosion into a sturdy, wide, stone-stepped stairway that climbs toward a destination so breathtaking, it feels like heaven on earth.