Saint Mary's Glacier–Saint Mary's Lake, 8 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. The route passes Saint Mary's Glacier, Saint Mary's Glacier, Saint Mary's Lake and Lake Quivira before reaching Silver Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 2,685 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi10,473 – 11,821 ft · steepest grade: 26%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road 39.82599, -105.63756
Nearest town Alice, CO
Directions
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Saint Mary's Glacier–Saint Mary's Lake, 8 sights
7 mi · ▲ 2,685 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 10,472–11,821 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road · 39.82599, -105.63756
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 29% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ninety Four North Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading N.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
- 0.5 miPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
- 0.2 miPass Saint Mary's Lake.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Lake Quivira.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Fox Court, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Silver Lake.
- 150 ftReach Saint Mary's Glacier, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading NW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Ninety Four North Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt16% other16% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 68°F49°
Precip29%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
66°49°
24%
Sun
70°50°
51%
Mon
66°48°
47%
Tue
69°45°
42%
Wed
68°45°
45%
Thu
71°47°
46%
More from Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road Trailhead
- Yankee Hill–Yankee HIll Climb West, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 712 ft
- Lower Yankee West Road–Ninety Four North Road Loop, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Lower Yankee Spur Road–Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 647 ft
- Sheridan Hill Road–Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 973 ft
- Cumberland Spur Road–Yankee Hill Trail / Pisgah Lake Road, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 2,193 ft
- Kingston Peak Spur Road–Kingston Peak Spur, 5 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,634 ft
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