Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Sprague Lake Viewpoint before reaching Sprague Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,006 – 8,691 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33608, -105.56755
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
Directions
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Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 8,007–8,693 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.33608, -105.56755
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wind River South, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Sprague Lake.
- 50 ftReach Sprague Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wind River South, heading E.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F56°
Precip11%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
79°59°
Sun
77°53°
26%
Mon
75°57°
16%
Tue
77°53°
19%
Wed
76°53°
34%
Thu
82°56°
32%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Boulder Brook Trail–Glacier Creek Trail, 4 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 3,060 ft
- Bear Lake–Dorsey Lake, 10 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 3,272 ft
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