Green Lake Number 3–Long Lake, 5 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route passes Long Lake before reaching Green Lake Number 3 at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 1,553 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,519 – 11,477 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Long Lake Connector Trail 40.07853, -105.58403
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Green Lake Number 3–Long Lake, 5 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,553 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 10,521–11,477 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Long Lake Connector Trail · 40.07853, -105.58403
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Lake Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Long Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Niwot Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Niwot Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Green Lake Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Niwot Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Long Lake Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 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
57% gravel7% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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