Copeland Lake–Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, 3 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Copeland Lake–Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, 3 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Allenspark, CO. The route reaches Copeland Lake. It climbs 1,517 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Copeland Lake–Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, 3 sights
10 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 8,328–8,990 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Finch Lake Cutoff Trail · 40.20840, -105.56096
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 60° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Copeland Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sandbeach Lake Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Meeker Park Sh Spur Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Copeland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left onto Sandbeach Lake Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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