Continue with onX Maps
Sign in with Facebook
Particularly Special Place
Description
This stunning subalpine lake is worth the hike in. The skyline at the Loch is dominated by the Sharktooth (12,630'), Mt Taylor (13,651') and Thatchtop Mountain (12,668').
Half-Day Hike: Hike in using the Loch Vale Route from the Glacier Gorge Junction TH or the Bear Lake TH.
Gem Type: Lake
Add Your Check-In
Check-Ins
Sep 3, 2024
Tom Herr
Gorgeous lake with 2 glaciers on the ridge line above. Beautiful photos of the clear lake while following the Sky Pond Trail.
Aug 28, 2020
Joshua Kammerer
Beautiful pond. The water is so clear. We met someone from green castle Indiana. He is a shooting trainer and trains LPD.
Nearby Gems
Nearby Trails
8.3
mi
13.3
km
Sky Pond
Difficult
Estes Park, CO
|
Difficult
|
Estes Park, CO |
|
327
|
|
|
26.5
mi
42.6
km
Pawnee-Buchanan Loop
Difficult
Nederland, CO
|
Difficult
|
Nederland, CO |
Bad / Closed
Update
Mostly Dry, Fallen Trees - Beware! We entered via Monarch Lake with a 2 night pass to camp in the Cascade Creek BZ. Despite it being mid June, we navigated over literally 50+ trees to get to the junction of Cascade Creek Trail amd Crater Lake Trail. We camped lower down, but had planned to spend our second night by Pawnee Lake. The trail was NOT NAVIGABLE past the Crater Lake junction. I spoke with the Park Service and they said they'd try to get some kind of notification up on Rec.gov. But if you're planning to do the loop, even as a runner, it's impassable due to fallen trees. They ready shouldn't be selling passes to an area that is inaccessible.
6 days ago
|
74
|
|
3.3
mi
5.4
km
Emerald Lake
Intermediate
Estes Park, CO
|
Intermediate
|
Estes Park, CO |
|
374
|
|
|
14.0
mi
22.5
km
Longs Peak - Keyhole Route
Difficult
Estes Park, CO
|
Difficult
|
Estes Park, CO |
Unknown
Update
|
136
|
|
|
8.4
mi
13.5
km
Chasm Lake
Difficult
Estes Park, CO
|
Difficult
|
Estes Park, CO |
All Clear
Update
17 days ago
|
115
|
|
|
6.0
mi
9.7
km
Loch Vale
Intermediate
Estes Park, CO
|
Intermediate
|
Estes Park, CO |
|
90
|
|
|
5.7
mi
9.1
km
Best of Bear Lake Area Loop
Intermediate
Estes Park, CO
|
Intermediate
|
Estes Park, CO |
Unknown
Update
|
144
|
|
|
5.3
mi
8.5
km
Ouzel Falls & Back
Intermediate
Estes Park, CO
|
Intermediate
|
Estes Park, CO |
|
123
|
|
0.6
mi
1.0
km
Bear Lake Trail
Easy
Estes Park, CO
|
Easy
|
Estes Park, CO |
|
89
|
|
|
6.1
mi
9.9
km
Cub Lake Loop
Intermediate
Estes Park, CO
|
Intermediate
|
Estes Park, CO |
All Clear
Update
Dry, Mostly Dry - Very few small puddles, but nothing you can't easily walk through or around
37 days ago
|
74
|
Shared by Brian Smith
on Aug 18, 2015. All Page
Views: 5,440.
Last Month: 4.
0 Comments