MARGY'S HUT

Margy's Hut with its winter blanket.

Built in 1982, Margy's Hut (along with the McNamara Hut) was one of the first two huts in the 10th Mountain system. The building of these two huts represented a major step for the fledgling organization, which had to promise the Forest Service that the huts would be razed if they were not used. Hut construction was funded by Robert McNamara (former secretary of defense) and friends, in memorial to Robert's wife Margy.

Hut Elevation: 11,300'

Storm day at Margy's Hut.

Layout and capacity: Bunk room that sleeps 4 downstairs, 1 private room with a double bed plus 10 single beds in a communal sleeping room upstairs Capacity 16.

Hut Location: Margy's Hut is located on a lightly treed hillside just below timberline, about 10 miles northeast of the city of Aspen, Colorado. The hut has beautiful views of the Elk Mountains to the south. [locator map]

Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: Smuggler Mountain, also shown on Mount Yeckel [example]
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Aspen
USGS Map: Meredith Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest

Dates Open: Summer, 1 July through 30 September. Winter, Thanksgiving through 30 April.

Owned By: 10th Mountain Division Hut Association  Oven: Woodburning   Sauna: No

Touring near Margy's Hut, Elk Mountains in background.

Winter Trail Access

• Trailhead: Lenado, elevation 8,640' Route: Via Johnson Creek Trail, Total Mileage 6.3

• Trailhead: Norrie, elevation 8,440' Route: F.S. road 504, Trail 1927 to Sawmill Park, Total Mileage 7.6  Spring Snow Plowing of U.S. Forest Service Road 504
Each spring, the Bureau of Reclamation plows roads in the Upper Fryingpan River Drainage to facilitate work on the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water diversion facilities prior to spring snowmelt. Plowing occurs annually during the months of March or April, depending upon snowpack and work requirements. Hut users accessing Margy's via the Norrie or Granite Lakes trailheads during this time may be affected. For detailed information, including an up-to-date plowing schedule, please contact the U.S. Forest Service Sopris Ranger District at 970-963-2266. This work will not affect hut users accessing Margy's via the Lenado trailhead

• Trailhead: McNamara Hut, elevation 10,360 Route: Via Spruce Creek, Total Mileage 8.2

• Trailhead: Granite Lakes, elevation 9,120' Route: Trail 1920, F.S. road 504 (see snow plowing information above), Trail 1927 to the hut, Total Mileage 8.9

Summer Trail Access         [click here for summer water source information]

• Trailhead: Lenado, elevation 8,640' Route: Woody Creek, Spruce Creek Trail 1927 to the hut, Total Mileage 7.3

• Trailhead: Lenado, elevation 8,640' Route: F.S. road 103, F.S. road 526 to the hut, Total Mileage 9.7

• Trailhead: Lenado, elevation 8,640' Route: F.S. road 103, Johnson Creek Trail, F.S. road 103, F.S. road 526 to the hut, Total Mileage 6.4

• Trailhead: Lenado, elevation 8,640' Route: F.S. road 103, F.S. road 508, F.S. road 526 to the hut, Total Mileage 9.7

• Trailhead: Rocky Fork Creek, elevation 7,560' Route: F.S. trail 1931, F.S. trail 1930, F.S. road 528, F.S. road 526 to the hut, Total Mileage 12.8

• Trailhead: Norrie, elevation 8,440' Route: F.S. road 504, Spruce Creek Trail 1927 to the hut, Total Mileage 7.8

• Trailhead: Granite Lakes, elevation 8,760' Route: Trail 1920, F.S. Road 504, Spruce Creek Trail 1927 to the hut, Total Mileage 9

(For trailhead details, please see right-hand menu at top of page.)