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Rocky Mountain National Park
List of Hiking Trails

 

Trailhead(elevation)

 

Destination

 

Level of Use


Distance one way
miles


Distance one
way
kilometers

 


Elevation
Gain
feet


Elevation Gain meters

 

Level

Bear Lake (9,475 ft 2,888 m)

around lake

Nymph Lake

Dream Lake

Emerald Lake

Lake Haiyaha

Bierstadt Lake

Lake Helene

Odessa Lake

Flattop Mtn

 

very heavy

heavy

heavy

moderate

moderate

moderate

moderate

moderate

fairly heavy

0.5

0.5

1.1

1.8

2.1

1.6

2.9

4.1

4.4

0.8

0.8

2.7

2.9

3.4

2.6

4.7

6.6

7

20

225

425

605

745

255

1,215

1,215

2,849

6

69

130

184

227

78

370

370

868

easy

fairly easy

moderate

moderate

moderate

moderate

moderate

moderate

strenuous

Glacier Gorge Junction (9,240 ft 2,816 m)

Alberta Falls

Mills Lake

Black Lake

The Loch

Sky Pond

Andrews Glacier

 

very heavy

heavy

moderate

fairly heavy

moderate

low

0.8

2.8

5.0

3.0

4.9

5.3

1.3

4.5

8

4.8

7.8

8.5

160

750

1,430

990

1,710

2,510

49

229

436

302

521

765

easy

moderate

strenuous

moderate

strenuous

strenuous

Bierstadt Lake TH (8,850 ft 2,697 m)

 

Bierstadt Lake

moderate

1.4

2.3

 

566

173

moderate

Fern Lake Trailhead (8,155 ft 2,486 m)

The Pool

Fern Falls

Fern Lake

Odessa Lake

moderate

moderate

moderate

moderate

1.7

2.5

3.8

4.9

2.7

4

6.1

78

245

645

1,375

1,865

75

197

419

568

fairly easy

moderate

fairly hard

strenuous

 

Cub Lake TH (8,080 ft 2,463 m)

 

Cub Lake

fairly heavy

2.3

3.7

 

540

165

moderate

Deer Ridge Jct. (8,930 ft 2,722 m)

 

Deer Mountain

moderate

3.0

4.8

 

1,083

330

moderate

Lumpy Ridge TH (7,840 ft 2,390 m)

 

Gem Lake

moderate

1.6

2.6

1000

305

moderate

Lawn Lake TH (8,540 ft 2,603 m)

Lake Ypsilon

Lawn Lake

low

moderate

4.5

6.2

7.2

10

 

2,180

2,249

664

685

strenuous

strenuous

Twin Sisters TH (9,090 ft 2,771 m)

 

Twin Sisters Peak

moderate

3.7

6

2,338

713

strenuous

Longs Peak Ranger Station (9,300 ft 2,835 m)

 

Eugenia Mine

Chasm Lake

Longs Peak

moderate

fairly heavy

heavy

1.4

4.2

8.0

2.3

6.8

12.9

508

2,360

4,885

155

719

1,489

moderate

strenuous

very difficult

Rock Cut (12,110 ft 3,691 m)

 

Roger Toll Memorial

heavy

.5

.8

200

61

moderate

Wild Basin Ranger Station (8,500 ft 2,591 m)

Copeland Falls

Calypso Cascades

Ouzel Lake

Ouzel Falls

Bluebird Lake

Thunder Lake

Lion Lake No. 1

 

heavy

heavy

low

heavy

low

moderate

low

.3

1.8

4.9

2.7

6.0

6.8

7.0

.5

2.9

7.9

4.3

10

11

11.3

15

700

1,510

950

2,478

2,074

2,565

5

213

460

290

755

632

782

easy

moderate

moderate

moderate

strenuous

strenuous

strenuous

Finch Lake TH (8,470 ft 2,582 m)

 

Finch Lake

Pear Lake

low

low

4.5

6.5

7.2

10.5

1,442

2,112

440

644

moderate

strenuous

Colorado River TH (9,010 ft 2,746 m)

 

Lulu City Site

moderate

3.1

5

300

91

moderate

North Inlet TH(8,520 ft 2,597 m)

Cascade Falls

Lake Nokoni

 

moderate

low

3.5

9.9

5.6

 

300

2,240

91

 

moderate

strenuous

Timber Lake TH (9,000 ft 2,743 m)

 

Timber Lake

moderate

4.8

7.7

2,060

628

strenuous

East Inlet Trailhead (8,400 ft
2,560 m)

Adams Falls

Lone Pine Lake

Lake Verna

Spirit Lake

 

heavy

moderate

low

low

0.3

5.5

6.9

7.75

0.5

8.9

11.1

12.5

79

1,494

1,809

1,899

24

455

551

579

easy

strenuous

strenuous

strenuous

East Shore (8,440 ft 2,573 m)

 

N. End Shadow Mtn.

moderate

5.2

8.4

87

27

easy

Tonahutu TH
(8,437 ft 2,572 m)

 

Granite Falls

moderate

5.4

8.7

1,403

428

moderate

Green Mtn TH
(8,794 ft 2,680 m)

 

Big Meadows

moderate

1.8

2.9

606

185

moderate

Onahu TH (8,780 ft 2,676 m)

 

Green Mountain

low

8.0

12.9

1,140

347

moderate

Bowen/Baker TH (8,864 ft 2,702 m)

Baker Pass

moderate

5.75

9.3

2,389

728

moderate



A photo of arrowheads that archeologists found in the park.  

Did You Know?
The area now known as Rocky Mountain National Park has been occupied by human beings for 10,000 years. Archeologists have found more than 300 prehistoric sites at elevations ranging from 8,000 to 13,000 feet above sea level.
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Last Updated: July 23, 2008 at 13:00 EST