Italy Lake–Green Lake, 6 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,435 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Italy Lake–Green Lake, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Italy Lake before reaching Green Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,435 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Italy Lake–Green Lake, 6 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,435 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 9,262–11,573 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bear Lake Road · 40.31183, -105.64262
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Glacier Gorge stop 257 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bear Lake Stock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bear Lake / Glacier Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 3.6 miPass Green Lake.
- 400 ftReach Italy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Black Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Lake / Glacier Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bear Lake Stock Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Glacier Gorge stop 257 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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