Sprague Lake & Bierstadt Moraine Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Sprague Lake & Bierstadt Moraine Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches Sprague Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 396 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sprague Lake & Bierstadt Moraine Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 396 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 8,631–8,838 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Park & Ride Trailhead · 40.32894, -105.60232
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 84 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bierstadt Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Sprague Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 84 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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