AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jackson Lake

3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Jackson Lake is a 3-mile out-and-back near Cozy Corner, CO. The route reaches Jackson Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,299 – 5,410 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91132, -105.00885
Nearest town Cozy Corner, CO
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Jackson Lake

3 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,300–5,409 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.91132, -105.00885

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: W 120th Ave & Pecos St stop 401 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftReach Jackson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.2 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/jackson-lake-jackson-lake-out-back-5-km-ab2b

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: W 120th Ave & Pecos St stop 401 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Cozy Corner, Colorado