Hike to Lake of Many Winds in Rocky Mountain National Park | Challenge Hike

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Lake of Many Winds - 7.5 miles

Trail Type: Challenge Hike
Trailhead: Wild Basin
Beginning Elevation: 8,500'
Destination Elevation: 11,620'
Total Elevation Gain: 3,120'
Total Roundtrip Miles: 15

Lake of Many Winds, Rocky Mountain National Park

Lake of Many Winds with the Boulder-Grand Pass

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 to the lake and the path along the north shoreline. Cross the inlet stream and follow the narrow path that ascends above treeline. The lake sits at the base of the Boulder/Grand Pass.

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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