Jasper Lake–Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, 5 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,000 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Jasper Lake–Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, 5 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Jasper Lake. It climbs 2,000 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Jasper Lake–Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, 5 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,000 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 8,987–10,889 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Devils Thumb Trail · 39.95361, -105.59819
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 23% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Devils Thumb Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Devil's Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Diamond Lake Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftPass Jasper Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Jasper Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Diamond Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Devil's Thumb Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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