Shadow Mountain Lake via Continental Divide Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Shadow Mountain Lake via Continental Divide Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, CO. The route reaches Shadow Mountain Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,317 – 8,367 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.20417, -105.83963
Nearest town Grand Lake, CO
Directions
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Shadow Mountain Lake via Continental Divide Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Elevation 8,317–8,367 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.20417, -105.83963
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Continental Divide Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftReach Shadow Mountain Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Continental Divide Trail & John Kirkpatrick Trail via East Shore Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Shadow Mountain Lake & Shadow Mountain Lookout trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,758 ft
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