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Rainbow Lake & Hattie's Trail Loop via Peaks Trail

1.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 40 min

Rainbow Lake & Hattie's Trail Loop via Peaks Trail is a 1.6-mile loop near Masontown, CO. The route reaches Rainbow Lake. It climbs 258 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,088 – 9,357 ft · steepest grade: 21%1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peaks Trail 39.56895, -106.09978
Nearest town Masontown, CO
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Rainbow Lake & Hattie's Trail Loop via Peaks Trail

1.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 40 min

Elevation 9,089–9,357 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Peaks Trail · 39.56895, -106.09978

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 43° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Town Hall stop 715 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Peaks Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Masontown Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Chauncey's Trail, heading NW.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Hattie's Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chauncey's Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftThe loop closes 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/rainbow-lake-loop

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F43°
Precip7%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 76°51°
Sun 80°51° 38%
Mon 68°52° 38%
Tue 73°47° 20%
Wed 77°50° 38%
Thu 77°51° 43%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Town Hall stop 715 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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