Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 6 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route reaches Bob Lake. It climbs 3,504 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,617 – 12,363 ft · steepest grade: 49%14.2 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, 6 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 3,504 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 9,618–12,361 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road · 39.93500, -105.68221
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 60°F / low 42° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 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 miSharp left onto King Lake, heading SE.
- 3.6 miSharp left onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Woodland Lake Trail, heading W.
- 4.2 miSharp left onto Devil's Thumb Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto High Lonesome Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 2 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
54% other46% dirt
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 60°F42°
Feels like42°Precip16%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity49%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
60°43°
39%
Mon
60°40°
33%
Tue
66°39°
32%
Wed
68°42°
40%
Thu
64°41°
35%
Fri
64°38°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rollins Pass Trailhead Road Trailhead
- Beacon Peak via Rollins Pass Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Beacon Peak–Rollins Pass, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Boulder Wagon Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Rollins Pass Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Needle Eye Bypass Trail & Rollins Pass Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
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