Copeland Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Copeland Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route reaches Copeland Lake. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Copeland Lake
3.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 8,318–8,463 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.21831, -105.53651
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 20% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Copeland Lake.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Copeland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 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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Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hidden Falls–Copeland Lake, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Copeland Lake–Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, 4 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 954 ft
- Rocky Mountain Wilderness Viewpoint & Copeland Lake via Sandbeach Lake Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
- Copeland Lake & Meeker Park Sh Spur Road via Sandbeach Lake Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft
- Mount Orton–Sandbeach Lake, 4 lakes 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,382 ft
- Calypso Cascades–Copeland Lake, 5 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,628 ft
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