Lake Dorothy–Devils Thumb Pass, 3 saddles is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near East Portal, CO. The route passes Devils Thumb Pass before reaching Lake Dorothy at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 4,923 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,657 – 12,917 ft · steepest grade: 53%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road 39.93500, -105.68221
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Lake Dorothy–Devils Thumb Pass, 3 saddles
14.6 mi · ▲ 4,923 ft · 7 hr 20 min
Elevation 11,657–12,916 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Rollins Pass Trailhead Road · 39.93500, -105.68221
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Lonesome Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Devils Thumb Pass.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mount Jasper South Route, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Caribou Pass Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Dorothy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Mount Jasper South Route, heading S.
- 2.6 miBear left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
72% dirt28% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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