AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Comanche Peak Wilderness

Emmaline Lake–Cirque Lake, 3 lakes

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,919 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Emmaline Lake–Cirque Lake, 3 lakes is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Box Prairie, CO. The route passes Emmaline Lake and Cirque Lake before reaching Emmaline Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,919 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,065 – 11,001 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Emmaline Lake Trail 40.57395, -105.59346
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO
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Emmaline Lake–Cirque Lake, 3 lakes

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,919 ft · 4 hr 14 min

Elevation 9,065–11,001 ft

Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Emmaline Lake Trail · 40.57395, -105.59346

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Emmaline Lake Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Morrill Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading SW.
  4. 4.1 miPass Emmaline Lake.
  5. 0.2 miPass Cirque Lake.
  6. 450 ftReach Emmaline Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.4 miContinue straight onto Old Morrill Trail, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Emmaline Lake Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 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/emmaline-lake-emmaline-lake-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

62% gravel38% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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