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Rocky Mountain Wilderness

Calypso Cascades–Bluebird Lake, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,536 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Calypso Cascades–Bluebird Lake, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. The route passes Calypso Cascades before reaching Bluebird Lake at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,536 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,458 – 10,991 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 40.20840, -105.56096
Nearest town Allenspark, CO
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Calypso Cascades–Bluebird Lake, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,536 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Elevation 8,457–10,990 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: Finch Lake Cutoff Trail · 40.20840, -105.56096

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miPass Calypso Cascades.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wild Basin Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Ouzel Lake Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miBear right onto Bluebird Lake Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miPass Bluebird Lake.
  8. 250 ftReach Calypso Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miBear left onto Ouzel Lake Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Wild Basin Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading E.
  13. 2.1 miArrive 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/calypso-cascades-bluebird-lake-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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