Bierstadt Lake Trail–Hollowell Park Trail Loop, 5 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Bierstadt Lake Trail–Hollowell Park Trail Loop, 5 sights is an 11.4-mile loop in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 2,295 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bierstadt Lake Trail–Hollowell Park Trail Loop, 5 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 7,984–9,499 ft
Loop · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.32827, -105.57621
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 8% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Sprague Lake Bus Stop stop 780 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Sage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tuxedo Park Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bierstadt Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bierstadt Moraine Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Storm Pass Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp left onto Wind River Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Sprague Lake Bus Stop stop 780 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Emerald Mountain Trail & Wind River Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,425 ft
- Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Sage Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- Sage Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- Sage Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- Sage Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
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