Adams Falls–Lake Verna, 4 lakes
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,893 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Adams Falls–Lake Verna, 4 lakes is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, CO. The route passes Grand Lake, Adams Falls and East Meadow Overlook before reaching Lake Verna at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,893 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Adams Falls–Lake Verna, 4 lakes
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,893 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 8,393–10,179 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: East Inlet Parking Road · 40.23908, -105.80026
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 41° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Grand Lake.
- 250 ftBear right onto East Inlet Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Adams Falls.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass East Meadow Overlook.
- 5 miPass Lake Verna.
- 400 ftReach Adams Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East Inlet Parking Road Trailhead
- Adams Falls–East Meadow Overlook, 3 viewpoints 2.3 mi · ▲ 153 ft
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