Sheep Lakes–Deer Mountain Trail, 4 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches Sheep Lakes at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,183 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,812 – 8,741 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Mountain Trail 40.37642, -105.54246
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
Directions
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Sheep Lakes–Deer Mountain Trail, 4 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,811–8,741 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Deer Mountain Trail · 40.37642, -105.54246
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Deer Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Deer Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Little Horseshoe Park Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Sheep Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Deer Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Deer Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F59°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
77°53°
27%
Mon
76°57°
16%
Tue
79°52°
19%
Wed
81°56°
34%
Thu
75°57°
32%
Fri
80°53°
26%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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