Continental Divide Trail & John Kirkpatrick Trail via East Shore Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min
Continental Divide Trail & John Kirkpatrick Trail via East Shore Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, CO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Continental Divide Trail & John Kirkpatrick Trail via East Shore Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min
Elevation 8,310–8,418 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: John Kirkpatrick Trail · 40.20457, -105.84075
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on John Kirkpatrick Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto East Shore Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Kirkpatrick Trail, heading W.
- 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
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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