Lake Isabelle–Long Lake, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route passes Long Lake before reaching Lake Isabelle at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,519 – 10,942 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Long Lake Connector Trail 40.07853, -105.58403
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Lake Isabelle–Long Lake, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 10,521–10,941 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Long Lake Connector Trail · 40.07853, -105.58403
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 24% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Long Lake Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Long Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Isabell Glacier Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Lake Isabelle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Long Lake Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
RainTemperature 69°F48°
Precip24%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity47%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
67°48°
Sun
72°51°
54%
Mon
65°47°
41%
Tue
68°44°
30%
Wed
69°46°
36%
Thu
70°46°
40%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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