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High Lonesome Trail

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 4.8 (6)
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  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. Indian Peaks Wilderness
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“A very rocky, rooty, and steep trail. Excellent views of alpine fields surrounded by the divide. ”

Tiffanie Beal
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12.1

Miles

19.5

KM

Point to Point

12,004' 3,659 m

High

9,689' 2,953 m

Low

2,854' 870 m

Up

1,233' 376 m

Down

6%

Avg Grade (4°)

49%

Max Grade (26°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Permits are required for overnight camping in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. Additional permits required for groups over 12 people.

Description

Part of the Continental Divide Trail, the High Lonesome Trail brings you from the Fraser Valley up to the Indian Peaks Wilderness. After the moderately difficult ascent, enjoy an easy 3-mile stretch of level terrain at the top of Devil's Thumb Pass to Corona Pass. Here you'll enjoy the views back towards Winter Park and Grand County, as well as the Front Range towns of the greater Denver metropolitan area.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Office

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Tiffanie Beal
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  4.8 from 6 votes

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in Indian Peaks Wilderness

#710

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#4

in Indian Peaks Wilderness

#123

in Colorado

#710

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View from Rollins Pass, Colorado
Aug 3, 2022 near Fraser, CO
King Lake.
Aug 25, 2015 near Fraser, CO
A nice runnable section at high altitude
Aug 25, 2015 near Fraser, CO
Above King Lake looking east on CDT 08/07/18
Sep 28, 2018 near Fraser, CO
Above King Lake looking east 08/07/18
Sep 28, 2018 near Fraser, CO
A seated bull moose just off the CDT, looking down near Devil's Thumb Pass (Junco Lake Loop).
Sep 19, 2025 near Fraser, CO

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