Mount Orton–Sandbeach Lake, 4 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,382 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Mount Orton–Sandbeach Lake, 4 lakes is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route passes Copeland Lake and Sandbeach Lake before reaching Mount Orton at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,382 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Orton–Sandbeach Lake, 4 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,382 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 8,315–11,707 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Sandbeach Lake Trail · 40.21962, -105.53448
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sandbeach Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Copeland Lake.
- 4.1 miPass Sandbeach Lake.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Mount Orton, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.2 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sandbeach Lake Trail Trailhead
- Copeland Lake 3.2 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Hidden Falls–Copeland Lake, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 512 ft
- Copeland Lake–Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, 4 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 954 ft
- Rocky Mountain Wilderness Viewpoint & Copeland Lake via Sandbeach Lake Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
- Copeland Lake & Meeker Park Sh Spur Road via Sandbeach Lake Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft
- Calypso Cascades–Copeland Lake, 5 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,628 ft
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