Rosalie Trail & Guanella Pass
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Rosalie Trail & Guanella Pass is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Silver Plume, CO. The route reaches Guanella Pass. It climbs 2,336 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rosalie Trail & Guanella Pass
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 10,706–11,809 ft
Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness
Trailhead: Rosalie Trail · 39.59504, -105.71101
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Rosalie Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Guanella Pass.
- 4.3 miSharp left onto Abyss Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rosalie Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miReach Rosalie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Abyss Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rosalie Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 3:52 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Rosalie Trail Trailhead
- Square Top Lakes via South Park Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Geneva Mountain–Rosalie Trail, 3 summits 7.4 mi · ▲ 959 ft
- Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail & Sawtooth Ridge Traverse via Mount Bierstadt Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 3,791 ft
- Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 4 sights 9.8 mi · ▲ 3,687 ft
- Abyss Lake Trail–Rosalie Trail, 3 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,960 ft
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