AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lower Twin Lake

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Lower Twin Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Village of Five Parks, CO. The route reaches Lower Twin Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 5,676 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85239, -105.15742
Nearest town Village of Five Parks, CO
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Lower Twin Lake

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,583–5,675 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.85239, -105.15742

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach Lower Twin Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-twin-lake-out-back

Trail surface

77% dirt21% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F65°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 88°62° 20%
Mon 88°74° 33%
Tue 87°67° 26%
Wed 89°67° 31%
Thu 88°70° 26%
Fri 91°68° 18%

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