Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 6 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 6 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Bear Lake and The Loch before reaching Sky Pond Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,137 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sky Pond Viewpoint–The Loch, 6 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 9,262–10,201 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Bear Lake Trail · 40.31197, -105.64544
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Bear Lake stop 28 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bear Lake Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Bear Lake.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Emerald Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bear Lake / Glacier Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sky Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass The Loch.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Sky Pond Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fire Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Glacier Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bear Lake / Glacier Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Emerald Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bear Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Bear Lake stop 28 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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