Saint Mary's Glacier–Lake Caroline, 4 lakes
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,807 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Saint Mary's Glacier–Lake Caroline, 4 lakes is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. The route passes Saint Mary's Glacier, Loch Lomond and Loch Lomond before reaching Lake Caroline at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,807 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Saint Mary's Glacier–Lake Caroline, 4 lakes
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,807 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 10,708–11,950 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Kingston Peak Spur · 39.83422, -105.63621
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Kingston Peak Spur, heading N.
- 1.9 miPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Loch Lomond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Loch Lomond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Loch Lomond Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Caroline.
- 150 ftReach Saint Mary's Glacier, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading NW.
- 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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