James Peak Lake–James Peak Lake Trail, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,261 ft · 6 hr 38 min
James Peak Lake–James Peak Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in James Peak Wilderness near Winter Park, CO. The route reaches James Peak Lake at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 3,261 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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James Peak Lake–James Peak Lake Trail, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,261 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 10,977–12,446 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 39.89824, -105.70981
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SE.
- 4.4 miSharp right onto James Peak Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach James Peak Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ute Trail, heading E.
- 4.4 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Riflesight & Trestle 3.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Moffat Trail & Trestle 6.3 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft
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