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Rocky Mountain Wilderness

Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 4 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 4 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. The route reaches Finch Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,732 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,619 – 10,135 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.20781, -105.53859
Nearest town Allenspark, CO
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Finch Lake–Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, 4 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,732 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 8,618–10,134 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness

Trailhead: 40.20781, -105.53859

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

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miBear left onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.9 miReach Finch Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miBear right onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Meadow Mountain Ranch Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 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/finch-lake-finch-lake-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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