Blue Lake–Blue Lake Trail, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Blue Lake–Blue Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Never Summer Wilderness near Gaskil, CO. The route reaches Blue Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,940 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blue Lake–Blue Lake Trail, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 8,784–10,713 ft
Out & Back · Never Summer Wilderness
Trailhead: Bowen Gulch Connector Trail · 40.32902, -105.86366
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 41° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Bowen Gulch Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bowen Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Blue Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Blue Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Bowen Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Bowen Gulch Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
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