Rocky Mountain National Park

MacGregor Falls & MacGregor Falls Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 7 min

MacGregor Falls & MacGregor Falls Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, CO. The route reaches MacGregor Falls at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 699 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,618 – 8,330 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38849, -105.52305
Nearest town Estes Park, CO

Directions

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MacGregor Falls & MacGregor Falls Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 7,618–8,331 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.38849, -105.52305

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 79°F / low 55° · precip 9% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto MacGregor Falls Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miReach MacGregor Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 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

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 79°F55°
Precip9%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 79°57°
Sun 81°57° 27%
Mon 77°59° 19%
Tue 78°55° 23%
Wed 77°54° 34%
Thu 83°57° 41%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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