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Rocky Mountain National Park

Upper Copeland Falls via Wild Basin Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Upper Copeland Falls via Wild Basin Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Allenspark, CO. The route reaches Upper Copeland Falls. It climbs 369 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,495 – 8,885 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wild Basin Trail 40.20809, -105.56643
Nearest town Allenspark, CO
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Upper Copeland Falls via Wild Basin Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 8,496–8,885 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Wild Basin Trail · 40.20809, -105.56643

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 57° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

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

  1. Start on Wild Basin Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miPass Upper Copeland Falls.
  3. 0.9 miReach Upper Copeland Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 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/upper-copeland-falls-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F57°
Precip21%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°55° 3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 77°60°
Sun 74°51° 31%
Mon 73°56° 20%
Tue 75°52° 27%
Wed 75°51° 35%
Thu 80°55° 32%

Good to know

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

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