Lake Isabelle–Long Lake, 5 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route passes Brainard Lake and Long Lake before reaching Lake Isabelle at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 551 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,368 – 10,922 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Niwot Cutoff Trail 40.07622, -105.57721
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Lake Isabelle–Long Lake, 5 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 10,367–10,922 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Niwot Cutoff Trail · 40.07622, -105.57721
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Brainard Lake.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Long Lake.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Lake Isabelle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Niwot Cutoff Trail Trailhead
- Mitchell Lake–Brainard Lake, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Blue Lake–Mitchell Lake, 8 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft
- Albion Lake–Long Lake, 5 lakes 11.4 mi · ▲ 2,268 ft
- Paiute Peak–Brainard Lake, 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 3,845 ft
- Long Lake–Silver Lake Reservoir, 5 lakes 13.3 mi · ▲ 2,404 ft
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