Lake of the Clouds Trail & Red Mountain Trail via Grand Ditch Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,198 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Lake of the Clouds Trail & Red Mountain Trail via Grand Ditch Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Gaskil, CO. It climbs 2,198 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake of the Clouds Trail & Red Mountain Trail via Grand Ditch Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,198 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 9,015–11,077 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.40082, -105.84878
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Colorado River Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Red Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Grand Ditch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake of the Clouds Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Red Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Grand Ditch Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Red Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Colorado River Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Timber Lake Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Long Meadows Trail & Timber Lake Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,444 ft
- Colorado River Trail–Red Mountain Trail Loop, 3 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,445 ft
- Grand Ditch Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 1,478 ft
- Lulu Mountain–Thunder Pass, 4 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,467 ft
- The Electrode–Thunder Pass, 4 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 3,329 ft
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