Hike to Eagle Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park | Challenge Hike

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Eagle Lake - 7.2 miles

Trail Type: Challenge Hike
Trailhead: Wild Basin
Beginning Elevation: 8,500'
Destination Elevation: 10,820'
Total Elevation Gain: 2,320'
Total Roundtrip Miles: 14.4

Eagle Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park

Eagle Lake and Isolation Peak

Trail Description
The destination for this hike in Rocky Mountain National Park is off the main trail and requires some backcountry navigation skills including map reading skills and an awareness of the lay of the land. These are sensitive areas, please travel carefully.

Follow the Thunder Lake trail from the Wild Basin parking lot. At the lake, cross the outlet stream and navigate in a southeast direction around the lower part of the Tanima Peak ridge.

How to Get There
Drive south of Estes Park on Hwy 7 13.5 miles, toward the town of Allenspark. Turn right at the Wild Basin Ranger Station sign and follow the dirt road for 2 miles to the trailhead at the end.

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