Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes The Loch before reaching Sky Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,006 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 5 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 9,171–10,201 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Glacier Gorge Trail · 40.30944, -105.64095
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 7% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Glacier Gorge stop 137 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass The Loch.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Sky Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Glacier Gorge stop 137 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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