Forest Lakes (Lower)–Rogers Pass Loop, 5 sights is a 15.6-mile loop in James Peak Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route passes Rogers Pass and Forest Lakes (Lower). It climbs 3,332 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,551 – 12,150 ft · steepest grade: 27%16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92665, -105.68358
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Forest Lakes (Lower)–Rogers Pass Loop, 5 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,332 ft · 6 hr 52 min
Elevation 9,552–12,151 ft
Loop · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 39.92665, -105.68358
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Rogers Pass.
- 50 ftReach Forest Lakes (Lower), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading N.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Forest Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miPass Forest Lakes (Lower).
- 1 miTurn left onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Needle Eye Bypass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% dirt43% other6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Rollins Pass 3.4 mi · ▲ 551 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail 6 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Rollins Pass Trail & Ute Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 2,646 ft
- James Peak North Trail–James Peak Trail, 3 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,143 ft
- Loch Lomond–James Peak North Trail, 3 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,785 ft
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