Marigold Pond–Bear Lake, 3 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Marigold Pond–Bear Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Bear Lake before reaching Marigold Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,094 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Marigold Pond–Bear Lake, 3 lakes
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 9,469–10,572 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bear Lake Trail · 40.31197, -105.64544
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 7% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bear Lake stop 28 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bear Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Bear Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bear Lake Stock Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lake Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Bear Lake-Bierstadt Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Flattop Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Fern Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach Marigold Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Flattop Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Bear Lake-Bierstadt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bear Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lake Stock Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bear Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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
- Transit-accessible: Bear Lake stop 28 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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