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Rocky Mountain National Park

Dorsey Lake–Cub Lake Trail, 7 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Dorsey Lake–Cub Lake Trail, 7 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches Dorsey Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 622 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,789 – 8,153 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fern Lake Winter Parking Trailhead 40.35731, -105.61923
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
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Dorsey Lake–Cub Lake Trail, 7 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,790–8,154 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Fern Lake Winter Parking Trailhead · 40.35731, -105.61923

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Fern Lake stop 11 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Moraine Park Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Cub Lake Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto South Lateral Moraine Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.8 miBear right onto Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tuxedo Park YMCA Camp Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Morain Bridge, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftSharp left onto Lower Cookout, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Cookout, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tunnel Road Horse Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Wind River North, heading S.
  19. 250 ftReach Dorsey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Tunnel Road Horse Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading S.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Cookout, heading S.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading S.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Cookout, heading S.
  26. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Morain Bridge, heading S.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Tuxedo Park YMCA Camp Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miBear left onto South Lateral Moraine Trail, heading W.
  31. 1.8 miTurn right onto Cub Lake Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftSharp left onto Moraine Park Trail, heading NW.
  37. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dorsey-lake-cub-lake-trail-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Fern Lake stop 11 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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