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Rocky Mountain National Park

The Pool via Fern Lake Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 12 min

The Pool via Fern Lake Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Beaver Point, CO. The route reaches The Pool at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,130 – 8,337 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fern Lake Trailhead 40.35486, -105.63112
Nearest town Beaver Point, CO
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The Pool via Fern Lake Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 8,132–8,336 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Fern Lake Trailhead · 40.35486, -105.63112

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 7% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fern Lake Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miReach The Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive 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/the-pool-the-pool-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 77°F54°
Precip7%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 77°56°
Sun 79°58° 28%
Mon 72°56° 21%
Tue 76°51° 22%
Wed 78°53° 33%
Thu 80°54° 41%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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