Lake Caroline–Loch Lomond, 3 lakes
15 mi · ▲ 5,165 ft · 7 hr 35 min
Lake Caroline–Loch Lomond, 3 lakes is a 15-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Winter Park, CO. The route passes Loch Lomond and Loch Lomond before reaching Lake Caroline at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 5,165 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Caroline–Loch Lomond, 3 lakes
15 mi · ▲ 5,165 ft · 7 hr 35 min
Elevation 10,977–13,257 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
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.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto James Peak North Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto James Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Loch Lomond.
- 0.3 miPass Loch Lomond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Loch Lomond Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Caroline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto James Peak South, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto James Peak Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto James Peak South, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Ute Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 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 6:53 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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