Horseshoe Lake–Horseshoe Lake Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Horseshoe Lake–Horseshoe Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Leal, CO. The route reaches Horseshoe Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,489 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Horseshoe Lake–Horseshoe Lake Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 9,717–11,227 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Kinney Creek Trail · 39.85381, -106.01680
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Kinney Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2 miBear right onto Horseshoe Lake Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Horseshoe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Kinney Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
More from Kinney Creek Trail Trailhead
- Kinney Creek Trail 4 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Keyser Ridge Trail & Kinney Creek Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft
- Kinney Creek Trail & Lake Evelyn Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,779 ft
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