Mount Evans Wilderness

Abyss Lake Trail–Rosalie Trail, 3 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,960 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Abyss Lake Trail–Rosalie Trail, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Silver Plume, CO. The route reaches Guanella Pass. It climbs 1,960 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi10,135 – 11,808 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rosalie Trail 39.59504, -105.71101
Nearest town Silver Plume, CO

Directions

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Abyss Lake Trail–Rosalie Trail, 3 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 1,960 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 10,134–11,809 ft

Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness

Trailhead: Rosalie Trail · 39.59504, -105.71101

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rosalie Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Guanella Pass.
  3. 4.3 miTurn right onto Abyss Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.9 miReach Rosalie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Rosalie Trail, heading N.
  6. 4.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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