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Rocky Mountain National Park

Pear Lake–Finch Lake, 4 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,724 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Pear Lake–Finch Lake, 4 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Meeker Park, CO. The route passes Finch Lake and Pear Lake. It climbs 2,724 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,357 – 10,699 ft · steepest grade: 19%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21337, -105.55047
Nearest town Meeker Park, CO
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Pear Lake–Finch Lake, 4 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,724 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elevation 8,358–10,700 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.21337, -105.55047

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  5. 2.2 miBear left onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.8 miPass Finch Lake.
  7. 1.9 miPass Pear Lake.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cony Lake Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Pear Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail, heading NE.
  11. 3.9 miBear right onto Finch Lake Cutoff Trail, heading N.
  12. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pear-lake-pear-lake-out-back-6-lakes

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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