Rocky Mountain National Park

Shadow Mountain Lake & Colorado River Trail via East Shore Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Shadow Mountain Lake & Colorado River Trail via East Shore Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, CO. The route reaches Shadow Mountain Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,317 – 8,468 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colorado River Trail 40.20168, -105.83793
Nearest town Grand Lake, CO

Directions

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Shadow Mountain Lake & Colorado River Trail via East Shore Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 8,317–8,468 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Colorado River Trail · 40.20168, -105.83793

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 39° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Colorado River Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Continental Divide Trail, heading N.
  6. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto East Shore Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto East Shore Trail (Continental Divide Trail), heading NW.
  9. 150 ftReach Shadow Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Shore Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Continental Divide Trail, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Colorado River Trail, heading S.
  17. 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 surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F39°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°35°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 77°52°
Sun 79°53°
Mon 69°52° 17%
Tue 76°49° 15%
Wed 79°52° 30%
Thu 79°51° 35%

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