Jasper Lake–Diamond Lake, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route passes Diamond Lake and Jasper Lake. It climbs 2,951 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,138 – 11,510 ft · steepest grade: 28%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail 39.99517, -105.63429
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Jasper Lake–Diamond Lake, 4 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,951 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 10,138–11,509 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail · 39.99517, -105.63429
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Arapaho Pass Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Diamond Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Diamond Lake.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Jasper Lake.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Jasper Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 E.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Arapaho Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% other42% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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