Square Top Lakes via South Park Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Square Top Lakes via South Park Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Silver Plume, CO. The route reaches Square Top Lakes at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Square Top Lakes via South Park Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 11,558–12,071 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: South Park Trail · 39.59717, -105.71312
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Square Top Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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