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Hidden Lake via Wapiti Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Hidden Lake via Wapiti Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Altona, CO. The route reaches Hidden Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 866 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,922 – 6,788 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wapiti Trail 40.14961, -105.30022
Nearest town Altona, CO
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Directions

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Hidden Lake via Wapiti Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 866 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,922–6,788 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wapiti Trail · 40.14961, -105.30022

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wapiti Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftPass Hidden Lake.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Hidden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hidden-lake-hidden-lake-out-back-via-wapiti-trail

Trail surface

55% dirt35% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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