Rocky Mountain National Park

Aspen Brook Trail–East Portal Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Aspen Brook Trail–East Portal Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 904 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,937 – 8,557 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B9 40.33684, -105.56547
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO

Directions

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Aspen Brook Trail–East Portal Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 7,936–8,556 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: B9 · 40.33684, -105.56547

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Willow Cutoff, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto East Portal Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Aspen Brook Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miReach East Portal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miBear left onto Summit Loop Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto East Portal Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Willow Cutoff, heading N.
  13. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F56°
Precip11%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 79°59°
Sun 77°53° 26%
Mon 75°57° 16%
Tue 77°53° 19%
Wed 76°53° 34%
Thu 82°56° 32%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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