Rocky Mountain National Park Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 26.96 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,904 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,904 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,051 ft
- TrailRank
- 54
- Min elevation
- 8,463 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Time
- 11 hours 16 minutes
- Coordinates
- 7566
- Uploaded
- August 15, 2019
- Recorded
- August 2019
near Grand Lake, Colorado (United States)
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Itinerary description
The trailhead for this gorgeous loop-hike in the Rocky Mountain National Park is easy accessible at the outskirts of Grand Lake. A pleasant hike through the woods will take you up to the Cascade Falls, then the trail slowly ascends up to the Flattop Mountains. The views from the plateau is absolutely stunning. You’ll stay up high for a while before the trail drops you down to the Big Meadows. On the way down the trail passes the beautiful Granite Falls. The last stretch back to Grand Lake pretty much follows the Tonahutu Creek all the way down to Grand Lake. If you don’t want to do this hike as a day hike, there are several campgrounds on this loop (not tagged here as camping in the Rocky Mountain National Park requires a backcountry permit, and you will have to plan this in advance)
Waypoints
River
8,589 ft
Tiny creek - watersource
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Waterfall
River
9,144 ft
Tiny creek - watersource
River
9,252 ft
Tiny stream- watersource
River
9,321 ft
Ptarmigan Creek
River
9,908 ft
Hallett Creek
River
10,404 ft
Tiny stream- watersource
River
10,614 ft
Stream - watersource
River
10,978 ft
Stream - watersource
River
11,847 ft
Stream- watersource
River
11,184 ft
Stream- watersource
River
10,541 ft
Creek- watersource
River
9,373 ft
Tonahutu Creek - watersource
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