Name: Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail
Rating: 4.3

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This trail can be accessed from the Wild Basin Trail, the Finch Lake Trailhead or from Allenspark Trail via County Hwy 90.

Most of the elevation is in the beginning portions of the trail, with less of an incline in the middle of the hike.

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Rocky Mountain National Park

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4.3 from 12 votes

#6

in Wild Basin

#7080

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4.3 from 12 votes

5 Star		42%
4 Star		50%
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#6

in Wild Basin

#523

in Colorado

#7,080

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Finch Lake Trail with permission from ottomandude

Jan 15, 2015 near Estes Park, CO

Elk Tooth seen from Pear Lake with permission from ottomandude

Jan 14, 2015 near Grand Lake, CO

Jan 28, 2015 near Grand Lake, CO

Pear Lake - the view is worth the long slog up the steepest part of the trail.

May 3, 2017 near Grand Lake, CO

Apr 2, 2015 near Grand Lake, CO

Jul 11, 2018 near Grand Lake, CO

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Jun 19, 2022

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Jun 12, 2021

Alex Robertson

Easily passable until Finch Lake. Lots of patches of deep snow/ice with streams. Had to turn back just before Pear Lake. 4.9mi

Sep 12, 2020

JM LaSalle

Jan 31, 2020

Cynthia B.

Aug 18, 2019

Lauren Marie

w Erland 10mi

Aug 13, 2019

Emma McCarty

Great out and back hike. We went via Finch Lake TH which added 2.2 mi. Lots of downed trees on the trail but shady & the lakes were beautiful!!

Aug 9, 2019

Holly Lawson

Jul 28, 2019

Kaitlynn Jackson

Worth the hike- not very crowded and beautiful lakes.

Sep 9, 2018

Tyler Kanaval

hiked up to Hutchinson lake #1. was pushed out by a storm. 15mi

Jun 23, 2018

Chris Gummer

Jun 23, 2018

Dan P

Just wow. 5.3mi

Jun 1, 2018

Jake W

Sites are Finch lake were established and in good shape. There's an open-air outhouse up there too.Make sure to stop off at the cascades.

Sep 19, 2017

Brian Rosenberg

5.3mi

Sep 10, 2016

Mike J

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Finch Lake - Pear Lake Trail

“Rewarding out-and-back hike in the lesser traveled portion of Rocky Mountain National Park. ”

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Point to Point

10,593' 3,229 m

9,137' 2,785 m

1,726' 526 m

345' 105 m

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