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
- Start on Rosalie Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Guanella Pass.
- 4.3 miTurn right onto Abyss Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Rosalie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Rosalie Trail, heading N.
- 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
More from Rosalie Trail Trailhead
- Square Top Lakes via South Park Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Geneva Mountain–Rosalie Trail, 3 summits 7.4 mi · ▲ 959 ft
- Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail & Sawtooth Ridge Traverse via Mount Bierstadt Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 3,791 ft
- Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 3,687 ft
- Rosalie Trail & Guanella Pass 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft
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