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Forest Lakes Trail

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 4.6 (12)
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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. Roosevelt National Forest
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“A beautiful trail connecting Moffat Road with East Portal. ”

Tom Robson
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2.9

Miles

4.7

KM

Point to Point

11,001' 3,353 m

High

9,576' 2,919 m

Low

1,460' 445 m

Up

35' 11 m

Down

10%

Avg Grade (6°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

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Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

The Forest Lakes Trail cuts across the front of a steep ridge on an old road for a half-mile until it intersects Arapaho Creek. It follows the creek for about another mile before it turns away from the creek to the northeast following a gentle grade to the lower of the two lakes. The trail leads around the lower lake and continues west to the upper Forest Lake, finally connecting to Rollins Pass (aka Corona Pass) another quarter-mile past upper Forest Lake.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Arapaho National Forests - Clear Creek Ranger District

Shared By:

Tom Robson with improvements by Kevin James
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  4.6 from 12 votes

#2

in Roosevelt National Forest

#699

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#2

in Roosevelt National Forest

#122

in Colorado

#699

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Upper Forest Lake.
Oct 23, 2016 near Winter…, CO

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Feb 22, 2025
Matt Culpepper
CMC Snowshoe to Upper Forest Lake via South Boulder Creek Trl from East Portal TH. (7.7/1640) 2.6mi
Jun 22, 2024
Alex O'Connell
Wet lower down with the creek running high; lots of snow around the lakes still, with spikes recommended for the upper lake. 1724' elevation 9.3mi — 5h 00m
Aug 22, 2022
Maria Verven
Really hard. Rained in the way down.
Aug 14, 2021
Katie Kester
Dec 16, 2020
Atsuko Ohtake
Jun 20, 2020
Mike Amolsch
Several lakes, rivers. Falls, mud. - incredible day near Nederland! One of the better hikes for sure- 12mi
Nov 24, 2019
Stephen Pack
Feb 18, 2019
Steve Chaput

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