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Gianttrack Mountain–Lily Lake, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Lily Lake before reaching Gianttrack Mountain at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 3,243 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,698 – 9,722 ft · steepest grade: 37%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30408, -105.53696
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO

Directions

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Gianttrack Mountain–Lily Lake, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 3,243 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 8,699–9,721 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.30408, -105.53696

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 55° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miPass Lily Lake.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Lily Lake Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Lily Ridge Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Lily Mountain Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rams Horn Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miReach Gianttrack Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 2.1 miTurn right onto Lily Mountain Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lily Ridge Trail, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 350 ftTurn left onto Lily Lake Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 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 surface

53% dirt6% gravel41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F55°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 74°58°
Sun 72°51° 30%
Mon 69°52° 22%
Tue 72°48° 23%
Wed 75°50° 34%
Thu 76°51° 41%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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