The Pool–Dorsey Lake, 8 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft · 5 hr 52 min
The Pool–Dorsey Lake, 8 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route passes Dorsey Lake before reaching The Pool at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,205 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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The Pool–Dorsey Lake, 8 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft · 5 hr 52 min
Elevation 7,840–9,414 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: 40.34249, -105.56982
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Dorsey Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Wind River North, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto River Camp Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Boone Family Mountain Center Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Center Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Friendship Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Tuxedo Park Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Mill Creek-Cub Lake Connector, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Cub Lake-Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Cub Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Fern Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach The Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Cub Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Cub Lake-Mill Creek Basin Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Mill Creek-Cub Lake Connector, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Hollowell Park Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Tuxedo Park Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tuxedo Park YMCA Camp Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Friendship Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Trail (GCT), heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Creek Stock Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountain Center Connector, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Boone Family Mountain Center Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wind River North, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto River Camp Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wind River North, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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