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Roulard Lake & Schneider Lake via Great Western Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Roulard Lake & Schneider Lake via Great Western Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Severance, CO. The route passes Schneider Lake before reaching Roulard Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,905 – 4,915 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53031, -104.84156
Nearest town Severance, CO
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Roulard Lake & Schneider Lake via Great Western Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 4,905–4,914 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.53031, -104.84156

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miPass Schneider Lake.
  4. 0.4 miReach Roulard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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/roulard-lake-schneider-lake-out-back-4-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

93% gravel6% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F59°
Feels like81°Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°63°
Sun 95°65° 38%
Mon 92°67° 38%
Tue 89°61° 16%
Wed 90°58° 26%
Thu 97°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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