American Lakes Viewpoint & Crags Basin via American Lakes Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 2 hr 10 min
American Lakes Viewpoint & Crags Basin via American Lakes Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route reaches American Lakes Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,200 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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American Lakes Viewpoint & Crags Basin via American Lakes Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 9,919–11,122 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: American Lakes Crags Campground Trailhead · 40.50220, -105.88886
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Crags Basin, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto American Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach American Lakes Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Crags Basin, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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