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Indian Peaks Wilderness

Shoshoni Peak–Lake Isabelle, 7 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Shoshoni Peak–Lake Isabelle, 7 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, CO. The route passes Long Lake, Lake Isabelle and Pawnee Pass before reaching Shoshoni Peak at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,820 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,417 – 12,957 ft · steepest grade: 28%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mitchell Lake Trailhead Connector Trail 40.08294, -105.58080
Nearest town Ward, CO
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Shoshoni Peak–Lake Isabelle, 7 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,820 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 10,418–12,956 ft

Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: Mitchell Lake Trailhead Connector Trail · 40.08294, -105.58080

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mitchell Lake Trailhead Connector Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Long Lake Connector Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Long Lake.
  5. 100 ftBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.8 miPass Lake Isabelle.
  8. 2.4 miPass Pawnee Pass.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Shoshoni Summit Route, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miReach Shoshoni Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading N.
  12. 4.2 miBear right onto Jean Lunning Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Pawnee Pass Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Long Lake Connector Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto Mitchell Lake Trailhead Connector Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shoshoni-peak-lake-isabelle-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~189 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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