Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Sprague Lake Viewpoint and Sprague Lake. It climbs 489 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,242 – 8,698 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32827, -105.57621
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
Directions
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Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 8,241–8,698 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.32827, -105.57621
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Sprague Lake Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Sprague Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sprague Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Sprague Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
86% dirt14% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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