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Lake Agnes–Lake Agnes Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route passes Lake Agnes Viewpoint before reaching Lake Agnes at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 381 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10,270 – 10,673 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cameron Pass Picnic Area Road 40.52065, -105.89378
Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO

Directions

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Lake Agnes–Lake Agnes Viewpoint, 4 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 10,268–10,671 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cameron Pass Picnic Area Road · 40.52065, -105.89378

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cameron Pass Picnic Area Road, heading E.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Michigan Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miPass Lake Agnes Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lake Agnes Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 150 ftReach Lake Agnes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Michigan Ditch Trail, heading N.
  11. 5.2 miBear right onto Cameron Pass Picnic Area Road, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

89% gravel1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F41°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity39%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 69°45°
Sun 70°47° 16%
Mon 61°47° 28%
Tue 68°42° 20%
Wed 72°47° 26%
Thu 69°47° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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