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.
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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
- Start on Colorado River Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Continental Divide Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto East Shore Trail (Continental Divide Trail), heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Shadow Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Shore Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Continental Divide Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Colorado River Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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