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Roulard Lake & Schneider Lake via Great Western Trail

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Roulard Lake & Schneider Lake via Great Western Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Severance, CO. The route passes Schneider Lake and Roulard Lake. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,866 – 4,935 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53800, -104.82786
Nearest town Severance, CO
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Roulard Lake & Schneider Lake via Great Western Trail

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,865–4,935 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.53800, -104.82786

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 65° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Schneider Lake.
  5. 0.4 miPass Roulard Lake.
  6. 1.5 miReach Roulard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miArrive 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/roulard-lake-schneider-lake-out-back-4-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

42% gravel2% boardwalk56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F65°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity47%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°64° 31%
Mon 91°64° 31%
Tue 89°60° 17%
Wed 91°61°
Thu 88°62° 19%
Fri 95°59° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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