Mount Toll–Lake Isabelle, 8 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route passes Brainard Lake, Long Lake, Lake Isabelle and Pawnee Pass before reaching Mount Toll at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 3,358 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,348 – 12,976 ft · steepest grade: 39%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brainard Lake O/l 40.07762, -105.57058
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Mount Toll–Lake Isabelle, 8 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 3,358 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 10,350–12,977 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Brainard Lake O/l · 40.07762, -105.57058
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 24% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brainard Lake O/l, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Brainard Lake.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Brainard Lake Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Long Lake.
- 450 ftBear left onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miPass Lake Isabelle.
- 2.4 miPass Pawnee Pass.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pawnee Peak, heading W.
- 1 miReach Mount Toll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Pawnee Pass, heading S.
- 3.3 miContinue straight onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Brainard Lake Road, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Brainard Lake O/l, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt1% paved14% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 70°F48°
Precip24%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity47%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
68°48°
Sun
72°51°
52%
Mon
65°48°
40%
Tue
68°44°
29%
Wed
69°46°
35%
Thu
70°47°
40%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~194 min). Leave by 3:57 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Brainard Lake O/l Trailhead
- Brainard Lake–Brainard Lake Cutoff Trail Loop, 4 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Long Lake–Brainard Lake, 3 lakes 2.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Long Lake–Brainard Lake Loop, 7 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Blue Lake–Mitchell Lake, 7 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft
- Niwot Mountain–Red Rock Lake, 5 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,783 ft
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