Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Georgetown, CO. The route passes Summit Lake and Chicago Lakes Lookout. It climbs 1,559 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 12,847–13,959 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Summit Lake Trail · 39.59928, -105.64090
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Summit Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Chicago Lakes Lookout.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Chicago Lakes Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Summit Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Summit Lake Trail Trailhead
- Mount Blue Sky–Chicago Lakes Lookout, 4 summits 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,971 ft
- Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 4,745 ft
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