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Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 3 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back near Liggett, CO. The route passes Teller Lake before reaching Teller Lake Number 5 at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,109 – 5,214 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Boulder Trail 40.02168, -105.15870
Nearest town Liggett, CO
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Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,110–5,212 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Boulder Trail · 40.02168, -105.15870

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & East Boulder Trail stop 776 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Boulder Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto East Boulder - Teller Farm Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miPass Teller Lake.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto East Boulder - Teller Lake Accessible, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Boulder - Teller Farm Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miReach Teller Lake Number 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto East Boulder - Teller Lake Accessible, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Boulder - Teller Farm Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto East Boulder Trail, heading W.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/teller-lake-number-5-teller-lake-out-back-4-lakes-6-km-0162

Trail surface

94% gravel1% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & East Boulder Trail stop 776 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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