Cub Lake Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Cub Lake Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Beaver Point, CO. It climbs 639 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cub Lake Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 8,063–8,726 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.35557, -105.61735
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 55° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Cub Lake stop 181 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cub Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 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
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Cub Lake stop 181 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Dorsey Lake–Cub Lake Trail, 7 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft
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