Watanga Lake–Lake Granby, 3 lakes
8 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Watanga Lake–Lake Granby, 3 lakes is an 8-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Grand Lake, CO. The route passes Lake Granby before reaching Watanga Lake at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,500 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Watanga Lake–Lake Granby, 3 lakes
8 mi · ▲ 2,500 ft · 3 hr 55 min
Elevation 8,291–10,800 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Knihgt Ridge Trailhead · 40.13006, -105.76605
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 79°F / low 48° · precip 10% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on East Shore Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Granby.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Roaring Fork Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Watanga Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach Watanga Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Roaring Fork Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 150 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
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Knihgt Ridge Trailhead Trailhead
- Lake Granby via Roaring Fork Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,500 ft
- Upper Lake–Lake Granby, 3 lakes 12.4 mi · ▲ 3,776 ft
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