Forest Lakes (Lower) & Forest Lakes Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Forest Lakes (Lower) & Forest Lakes Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in James Peak Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route reaches Forest Lakes (Lower). It climbs 1,012 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Forest Lakes (Lower) & Forest Lakes Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 10,030–11,042 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Road · 39.92374, -105.66853
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Forest Lakes Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Forest Lakes (Lower).
- 1 miReach Forest Lakes (Lower), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 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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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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