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Mount Evans Wilderness

Roosevelt Lakes Trail–Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, 4 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,945 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Roosevelt Lakes Trail–Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, 4 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Highland Park, CO. It climbs 3,945 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,272 – 11,982 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail 39.51056, -105.56752
Nearest town Highland Park, CO
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Roosevelt Lakes Trail–Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, 4 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,945 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Elevation 9,271–11,983 ft

Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness

Trailhead: Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail · 39.51056, -105.56752

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 77°F / low 53° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading W.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, heading W.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Tanglewood Trail, heading N.
  5. 5.1 miContinue straight onto Beartrack Lakes Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miReach Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tanglewood Trail, heading W.
  8. 5.1 miContinue straight onto Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Rosalie Trail - decommissioned, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rosalie/Tanglewood Trail, heading E.
  11. 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/roosevelt-lakes-trail-out-back

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 77°F53°
Precip12%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 75°55° 19%
Sun 76°55° 42%
Mon 71°54° 43%
Tue 72°50° 46%
Wed 72°50° 54%
Thu 74°51° 48%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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