Rollins Pass–King Lake Trail, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Winter Park, CO. The route reaches Rollins Pass. It climbs 2,665 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,978 – 12,150 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89824, -105.70981
Nearest town Winter Park, CO
Directions
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Rollins Pass–King Lake Trail, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,665 ft · 6 hr 36 min
Elevation 10,977–12,151 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: 39.89824, -105.70981
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 63°F / low 38° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading N.
- 4.7 miPass Rollins Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rollins Pass Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto King Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Rollins Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto High Lonesome Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Rollins Pass Trailhead Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rollins Pass Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 4.7 miSharp right onto Rogers Pass Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F38°
Precip30%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity52%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
62°45°
19%
Sun
71°46°
54%
Mon
61°45°
41%
Tue
67°42°
32%
Wed
68°43°
41%
Thu
66°44°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Riflesight & Trestle 3.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Moffat Trail & Trestle 6.3 mi · ▲ 948 ft
- Rogers Pass Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft
- South Boulder Creek Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,770 ft
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