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Rocky Mountain National Park

Dorsey Lake–Glacier Creek Stock Trail, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Dorsey Lake–Glacier Creek Stock Trail, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches Dorsey Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,219 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,842 – 8,875 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake Trailhead 40.32045, -105.62353
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
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Dorsey Lake–Glacier Creek Stock Trail, 4 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 7,840–8,874 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Bierstadt Lake Trailhead · 40.32045, -105.62353

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

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 9 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Storm Pass Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miBear right onto Sage Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Friendship Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading E.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Center Connector, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Boone Family Mountain Center Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto River Camp Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Wind River North, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftReach Dorsey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto River Camp Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading SE.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boone Family Mountain Center Trail, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Center Connector, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading NW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear right onto Friendship Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading NW.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sage Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  40. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading W.
  44. 1.4 miTurn right onto Storm Pass Trail, heading SW.
  45. 0.3 miBear right onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading W.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 100 ftArrive 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-dorsey-lake-out-back-7-lakes

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Bierstadt Bus Stop stop 9 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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