Mirror Lake–Cascade Creek, 5 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Mirror Lake–Cascade Creek, 5 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Wilderness near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route passes Cascade Creek before reaching Mirror Lake at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 1,965 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mirror Lake–Cascade Creek, 5 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 9,679–11,051 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Wilderness
Trailhead: Corral Creek Trail · 40.51794, -105.77063
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Corral Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Poudre Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mummy Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Mirror Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Cascade Creek.
- 1 miReach Mirror Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Mummy Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Poudre Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corral Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Corral Creek Trail Trailhead
- Corral Creek Trail & Poudre Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Peterson Lake–Corral Creek Trail, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 987 ft
- Chapin Creek Trail–Corral Creek Trail, 4 sights 12 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Big South Trail & Corral Creek Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,017 ft
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