Gore Range Overlook & Poudre Lake via Ute Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Gore Range Overlook & Poudre Lake via Ute Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Gaskil, CO. The route passes Poudre Lake before reaching Gore Range Overlook at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,357 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gore Range Overlook & Poudre Lake via Ute Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 10,649–12,020 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Ute Trail · 40.41438, -105.81843
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 68°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ute Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Poudre Lake.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Gore Range Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ute Trail Trailhead
- Sheep Rock–Poudre Lake, 3 summits 2 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Poudre Lake & Mount Ida Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Lake Irene & Ute Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 676 ft
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