Dream Lake–Bear Lake Loop, 8 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Dream Lake–Bear Lake Loop, 8 sights is a 4-mile loop in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Dream Lake, Nymph Lake and Bear Lake. It climbs 1,102 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dream Lake–Bear Lake Loop, 8 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 9,171–10,224 ft
Loop · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bear Lake Road · 40.31183, -105.64262
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 7% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Glacier Gorge stop 257 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bear Lake Stock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bear Lake / Glacier Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Dream Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Lake Haiyaha Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miPass Dream Lake.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Emerald Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Nymph Lake.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Bear Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Bear Lake Stock Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftThe loop closes 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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- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Glacier Gorge stop 257 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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