Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Ward, CO. The route passes Red Rock Lake before reaching Brainard Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 340 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi10,046 – 10,355 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Left Hand Reservoir Road 40.08019, -105.53496
Nearest town Ward, CO
Directions
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Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 3 lakes
4.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 10,047–10,355 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Left Hand Reservoir Road · 40.08019, -105.53496
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Red Rock Lake.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Summer Snowshoe, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Brainard Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Red Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Waldrop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Left Hand Reservoir Road Trailhead
- Sourdough Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Sourdough Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Lefthand Reservoir & Left Hand Reservoir Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 692 ft
- Red Rock Lake–Brainard Lake, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- James Basin Road & South Saint Vrain Trail via Sourdough Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 747 ft
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