Hutcheson Lakes (Upper)–Pear Lake, 7 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,528 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Hutcheson Lakes (Upper)–Pear Lake, 7 lakes is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Allenspark, CO. The route passes Finch Lake, Pear Lake, Hutcheson Lakes (Lower) and 2 more. It climbs 3,528 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hutcheson Lakes (Upper)–Pear Lake, 7 lakes
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,528 ft · 7 hr 4 min
Elevation 8,457–11,464 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: Finch Lake Cutoff Trail · 40.20840, -105.56096
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miPass Finch Lake.
- 1.9 miPass Pear Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cony Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Hutcheson Lakes (Lower).
- 0.3 miPass Hutcheson Lakes (Middle).
- 0.4 miPass Hutcheson Lakes (Upper).
- 0.7 miReach Hutcheson Lakes (Upper), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 3.9 miBear right onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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