Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 6 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 6 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Liggett, CO. The route passes Teller Lake and Teller Lake Number 5. It climbs 640 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 6 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,066–5,417 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Boulder Trail · 40.02168, -105.15870
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 57° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Arapahoe Rd & East Boulder Trail stop 776 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Boulder Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto East Boulder - Teller Farm Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Teller Lake.
- 1.8 miPass Teller Lake Number 5.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Vesper Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gunbarrel Open Space Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Boulder Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach Teller Lake Number 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gunbarrel Open Space Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Vesper Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Boulder - Gunbarrel Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto East Boulder - White Rocks Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Boulder - Teller Farm Trail, heading S.
- 2 miBear left onto East Boulder Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- 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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- Teller Lake Number 5–Teller Lake, 3 lakes 4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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