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Bear Lake via Horn Fork Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Bear Lake via Horn Fork Trail

Buena Vista, Colorado

10.4 mi

Distance

2,625 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 44m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Bear Lake via Horn Fork Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:3,027 ft
Max:3,791 ft
Gain:800 ft
Loss:800 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,027 ft and 3,791 ft across 10.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,027 ft3,282 ft3,536 ft3,791 ft0.0 mi2.6 mi5.2 mi7.8 mi10.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,027 ft
High point5.2 mi3,791 ft
End10.4 mi3,027 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Buena Vista, CO · about 6 mi away
County:
Chaffee County, CO
Jurisdiction:
San Isabel National Forest · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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