Marguerite Falls–The Pool, 5 lakes
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,662 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Marguerite Falls–The Pool, 5 lakes is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes The Pool, Marguerite Falls and Fern Lake before reaching Spruce Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,662 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marguerite Falls–The Pool, 5 lakes
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,662 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 8,132–9,714 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Fern Lake Trailhead · 40.35486, -105.63112
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fern Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miPass The Pool.
- 1.9 miPass Marguerite Falls.
- 50 ftPass Fern Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Spruce Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Spruce Lake.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Marguerite Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Fern Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 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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- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fern Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- The Pool via Fern Lake Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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