The elevation for Hadley Peak is at 7415. The route to Hadley Peak is through The Skyline Divide trail which is a 6000-foot-high ridgeline extension of Mount Baker. The Skyline Divide trail is 4.5 miles long before there is a 3 mile section that is a mix of boot pack path that runs the ridgeline over some of the most beautiful and magnificent terrain. As you approach the summit, there is a lot of loose rock and scree below the peak which makes the summit approach very difficult. At the peak there are views of Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan which are incredible.

This route seemed logical to me, the Cimarrona and Williams Creek trailheads are less than a mile apart on a Forest Service road 30 miles from Pagosa Springs.  Both trails go uphill to the CDT (Continental Divide Trail) with about 4 miles on the CDT between those points.  I started at the WC trailhead, then up Cimarrona, right turn on the CDT, right turn onto Williams Creek trail, and back to the start, 22.5 miles.  About 5K vert with 2 major passes.  All of the expected flora and fauna variation between 8K and 11K in elevation.  The aspens were golden but the meadows were baked brown, unli