Hike to Gabletop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park | Challenge Hikes

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Gabletop Mountain - 7.2 miles

Trail Type: Challenge Hike
Trailhead: Bear Lake
Location: Bear Lake Corridor
Beginning Elevation: 9,475'
Destination Elevation: 11,939'
Total Elevation Gain: 2,464'
Total Roundtrip Miles: 14.4

Gabletop Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park

Final approach to the Gabletop Mtn Summit

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.

Begin at the Bear Lake trailhead and follow the Flattop Mtn trail to the summit. Then continue in a northwesterly direction, following the Tonahutu Creek trail across the Continental Divide. After passing Ptarmigan Point, cut north off the trail and travel across rocky alpine terrain past Knobtop Mtn to Gabletop Mtn.

How to Get There
Take the Bear Lake Road from US 36 to the Bear Lake trailhead, 9.7 miles. Parking during the summer season is very limited. It's best to utilize the Hiker Shuttle from the Estes Park Visitor Center and the Park Shuttle Buses.

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