Finch Lake Cutoff Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Finch Lake Cutoff Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Finch Lake Cutoff Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 8,457–8,989 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: Finch Lake Cutoff Trail · 40.20840, -105.56096
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miArrive 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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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Finch Lake Cutoff Trail Trailhead
- Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail via Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 4 mi · ▲ 806 ft
- Allenspark Trail via Finch Lake Cutoff Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- Upper Copeland Falls–Lower Copeland Falls, 4 falls 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,192 ft
- Copeland Lake–Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, 3 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,517 ft
- Calypso Cascades–Bluebird Lake, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 3,536 ft
- Hutcheson Lakes (Upper)–Pear Lake, 7 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,528 ft
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