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Rocky Mountain National Park

Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint–Bierstadt Lake, 9 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,063 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint–Bierstadt Lake, 9 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Dorsey Lake and Bierstadt Lake before reaching Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,063 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,842 – 9,498 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B9 40.33684, -105.56547
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
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Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint–Bierstadt Lake, 9 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,063 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 7,840–9,499 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 Wind River South, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miPass Dorsey Lake.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Meadow Connector, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River South, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Dorsey Lake Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto River Camp Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boone Family Mountain Center Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Center Connector, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right onto Friendship Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading W.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tuxedo Park Trail, heading W.
  21. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  22. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading W.
  24. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Bierstadt Lake Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miPass Bierstadt Lake.
  27. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftReach Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.6 miBear right onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  31. 1 miTurn right onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading E.
  32. 2.3 miSharp right onto Tuxedo Park Trail, heading NE.
  33. 450 ftTurn right onto Tuxedo Park YMCA Camp Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miBear left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  35. 300 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading NE.
  36. 150 ftBear right onto Friendship Trail, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading E.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Center Connector, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miBear left onto Boone Family Mountain Center Trail, heading E.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading E.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto River Camp Trail, heading E.
  44. 50 ftTurn right onto Wind River North, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dorsey Lake Trail, heading E.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River South, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marsh Meadow Connector, heading E.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River South, heading NE.
  51. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bierstadt-lake-viewpoint-bierstadt-lake-out-back-13-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt1% paved2% unspecified

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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