Guinn Mountain–Jenny Lake Loop, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr
Guinn Mountain–Jenny Lake Loop, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile loop in James Peak Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route passes Guinn Mountain, Yankee Doodle Lake and Jenny Lake. It climbs 809 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Guinn Mountain–Jenny Lake Loop, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 10,708–11,462 ft
Loop · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Road · 39.92374, -105.66853
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Needle Eye Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Guinn Mountain.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Boulder Wagon Road Spur, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Yankee Doodle Lake.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Jenny Lake.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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