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Rocky Mountain National Park

Poudre Lake & Lake Irene via Ute Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 32 min

Poudre Lake & Lake Irene via Ute Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Gaskil, CO. The route passes Poudre Lake before reaching Lake Irene at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10,647 – 10,749 ft1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42234, -105.81032
Nearest town Gaskil, CO
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Poudre Lake & Lake Irene via Ute Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 32 min

Elevation 10,648–10,748 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: 40.42234, -105.81032

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Poudre Lake.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ute Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miPass Lake Irene.
  5. 50 ftReach Poudre Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miArrive 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/poudre-lake-poudre-lake-out-back-3-lakes-2-km

Trail surface

95% dirt1% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

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

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