Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 4 sights is a 4.9-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, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 353 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,639 – 8,875 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32043, -105.61377
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
Directions
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Sprague Lake Viewpoint–Sprague Lake, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 8,639–8,874 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.32043, -105.61377
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Sprague Lake Bus Stop stop 780 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Storm Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Sprague Lake.
- 150 ftBear right onto Sprague Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Sprague Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Glacier Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Storm Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Boulder Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F58°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
72°51°
26%
Mon
70°53°
16%
Tue
74°48°
18%
Wed
77°52°
34%
Thu
71°52°
32%
Fri
74°49°
26%
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Sprague Lake Bus Stop stop 780 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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