Allenspark Trail & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Allenspark Trail & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. It climbs 1,148 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Allenspark Trail & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 8,358–9,224 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.21337, -105.55047
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 79°F / low 58° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Allenspark Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Copeland Lake 1.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Copeland Lake 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Hidden Falls & Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Finch Lake Cutoff Trail & Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft
- Copeland Lake & Meeker Park Sh Spur Road via Sandbeach Lake Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft
- Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,907 ft
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