Temple Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 51 min

Temple Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Frisco, CO. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi9,095 – 9,184 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake 39.56937, -106.08526
Nearest town Frisco, CO

Directions

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Temple Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 51 min

Elevation 9,093–9,185 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Lake · 39.56937, -106.08526

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Rainbow Lake, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Temple Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Buzz Saw, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Balfonz Blitz, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dillon Reservoir Recpath, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Summit County Recpath, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Buzz Saw, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Summit County Recpath, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 450 ftSharp left onto Temple Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rainbow Lake, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 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

67% paved25% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Community Center stop 288 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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