Lake Haiyaha–Dream Lake, 10 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,174 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Lake Haiyaha–Dream Lake, 10 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Emerald Lake Viewpoint and Dream Lake before reaching Lake Haiyaha at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 3,174 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Haiyaha–Dream Lake, 10 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,174 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 7,982–10,224 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.35139, -105.58104
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 16% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Tuxedo Park Bus Stop stop 607 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bierstadt Lake Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bear Lake-Bierstadt Trail, heading S.
- 1 miPass Bear Lake.
- 350 ftBear right onto Bear Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Nymph Lake.
- 250 ftBear left onto Emerald Lake Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftPass Emerald Lake Viewpoint.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Dream Lake.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lake Haiyaha Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Lake Haiyaha, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Emerald Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bear Lake Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Bear Lake-Bierstadt Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bierstadt Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto Moraine Tuxedo Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Tuxedo Park Bus Stop stop 607 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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