Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint & Bierstadt Lake via Bierstadt Moraine Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint & Bierstadt Lake via Bierstadt Moraine Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Bierstadt Lake before reaching Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 661 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint & Bierstadt Lake via Bierstadt Moraine Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 8,827–9,480 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass Trailhead · 40.32013, -105.62008
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 296 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bierstadt Moraine Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Bierstadt Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Bierstadt Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 296 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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