Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route reaches Bob Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,025 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,113 – 11,726 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road 39.93500, -105.68221
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 11,114–11,727 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road · 39.93500, -105.68221
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Lonesome Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto King Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto King Lake, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Bob Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto King Lake, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto King Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% other
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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