Lost Lake–Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Lost Lake–Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Lost Lake. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lost Lake–Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 9,012–9,785 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Devils Thumb Trail · 39.95436, -105.60081
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 23% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Devils Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Devil's Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lost Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Devils Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Devil's Thumb Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Devil's Thumb Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Devils Thumb Trail Trailhead
- Devil's Thumb Bypass Trail–Devil's Thumb Trail Loop, 6 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,598 ft
- Guinn Mountain–Devil's Thumb Trail, 4 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,500 ft
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