Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
Cannon Mountain–Minnie Lake, 5 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Cannon Mountain–Minnie Lake, 5 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center near Hidden Lake, CO. The route passes Minnie Lake and Cannon Mountain. It climbs 1,681 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cannon Mountain–Minnie Lake, 5 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 8,011–8,780 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
Trailhead: Glacier View Loop · 40.12791, -105.46334
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 15% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Minnie Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Archery, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Ceran Saint Vrain, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Miller Rock Descent, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Miller Rock, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Cannon Mountain Spur, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Cannon Mountain.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cannon Mountain, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Cannon Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cannon Mountain, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Cannon Mountain Spur, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Cannon Mountain Ditch, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Miller Rock, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Miller Rock Descent, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ceran Saint Vrain, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Archery, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Glacier View Loop Trailhead
- Outback Glades–Minnie Lake, 3 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Lyon's Bathtub–Minnie Lake, 3 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Schmoll's Knoll & OutBack Loop - Private Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Miller Rock–Minnie Lake, 3 summits 4.2 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Minnie Lake–Lake Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Minnie Lake–Cannon Mountain Ditch, 7 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,980 ft
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