Rocky Mountain National Park

Sheep Rock–Poudre Lake, 3 summits

2 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 48 min

Sheep Rock–Poudre Lake, 3 summits is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Gaskil, CO. The route passes Poudre Lake before reaching Sheep Rock at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10,650 – 10,942 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ute Trail 40.41438, -105.81843
Nearest town Gaskil, CO

Directions

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Sheep Rock–Poudre Lake, 3 summits

2 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 48 min

Elevation 10,649–10,942 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Ute Trail · 40.41438, -105.81843

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 68°F / low 44° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ute Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miPass Poudre Lake.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Old Ute Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sheep Rock Trail, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftReach Sheep Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Old Ute Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Ute Trail, heading N.
  8. 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

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F44°
Feels like47°Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity42%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 68°45°
Mon 60°43° 20%
Tue 67°39° 19%
Wed 69°44° 28%
Thu 63°43° 28%
Fri 66°40° 25%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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