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Arapaho National Forest

Saint Mary's Glacier–Saint Mary's Lake, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,329 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Saint Mary's Glacier–Saint Mary's Lake, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. The route passes Lake Quivira, Saint Mary's Lake and Saint Mary's Glacier. It climbs 1,329 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,489 – 11,789 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: St Marys Glacier Hike 39.82874, -105.64287
Nearest town Alice, CO
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Saint Mary's Glacier–Saint Mary's Lake, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,329 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 10,490–11,788 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: St Marys Glacier Hike · 39.82874, -105.64287

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on St Marys Glacier Hike, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Quivira.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftPass Saint Mary's Lake.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading N.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading NW.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading SE.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/saint-marys-glacier-saint-marys-glacier-out-back-7-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

69% dirt19% other12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F49°
Precip11%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity41%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 63°50° 43%
Mon 63°45° 42%
Tue 69°42° 44%
Wed 71°46° 44%
Thu 65°45° 37%
Fri 67°42° 32%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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