Green Lake Number 3–Long Lake, 6 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route passes Brainard Lake and Long Lake before reaching Green Lake Number 3 at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 1,739 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,322 – 11,477 ft12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pawnee Campground Loop B - Tent Camp 40.08049, -105.56728
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Green Lake Number 3–Long Lake, 6 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 1,739 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 10,323–11,477 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Pawnee Campground Loop B - Tent Camp · 40.08049, -105.56728
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 24% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pawnee Campground Loop B - Tent Camp, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Summer Snowshoe, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Brainard Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Long Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Niwot Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Niwot Ridge, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 E.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Summer Snowshoe, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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
48% gravel20% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 70°F48°
Precip24%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity47%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
68°48°
Sun
72°51°
52%
Mon
65°48°
40%
Tue
68°44°
29%
Wed
69°46°
35%
Thu
70°47°
40%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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