Hiking High Dune | Great Sand Dunes National Park

A quick hike to the top of High Dune in Great Sand Dunes National Park on October 15, 2023. This is the 3rd highest dune in the park at 688 feet (210m). Hidden Dune and Star Dune are tied for the tallest at 741 feet (225m) and are the tallest dunes in North America.
In the summer the sand can reach 150F degrees so try to hike this earlier in the day.
Directions to Trailhead:
Park at the Dunes Parking or at the visitor center
Round Trip Distance: around 3.0 miles (4.8km)
Elevation Gain: 688 feet (210m)
Difficulty: Moderate, walking in soft sand is more effort
Conditions:
Clear
Temperature: 60F (16C)
Camera equipment used:
GoPro HERO8 Black

[@brooks8792]

Interesting place, almost surreal.

[@nanchaidaily]

Awesome 👍❤️👍

[@AustinsADV]

Thanks!

[@gabicerrahikes]

Great video! That’s a cool spot

[@AustinsADV]

Thanks Gabi, appreciate it! Another cool thing about this area is there are 10 14ers in the Sangre de Cristo Range, which are the mountains just east of the dunes.

[@atravelpath]

Awesome, looks a bit like the sand dunes in Death Valley, just much bigger. It looks like it’s warmer than 60 Degrees!

[@AustinsADV]

Thanks! It seems strange having those big dunes in Colorado with big mountains behind them. Might have been a bit warmer out on the sand, very comfortable day.

[@thevigarfeeling]

Awesome dunes 😊 big workout of the legs ! 2:23 looks like you were almost sinking here haha tonnes of sand !!

[@AustinsADV]

Thanks, I was sinking in, that sand is very soft 😂. Next time I need to try going down on a snowboard 😂

[@thevigarfeeling]

@@AustinsADV that would be tonnes of fun