Rocky Mountain National Park

Copeland Lake via Sandbeach Lake Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 2 hr

Copeland Lake via Sandbeach Lake Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route reaches Copeland Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 940 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,334 – 8,990 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22617, -105.54178
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO

Directions

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Copeland Lake via Sandbeach Lake Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 8,335–8,990 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.22617, -105.54178

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 76°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Sandbeach Lake Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Copeland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F59°
Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 73°50° 30%
Mon 73°53° 19%
Tue 76°50° 27%
Wed 79°52° 34%
Thu 71°53° 32%
Fri 76°49° 28%

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