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Crater Lakes Trail via Moffat Tunnel East Portal Trailhead
DifficultOut and Back

Crater Lakes Trail via Moffat Tunnel East Portal Trailhead

Nederland, Colorado

6.5 mi

Distance

2,047 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 4m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Imported description
The James Peak wilderness is the subject of a quote from a forest trail. The first part will lead out of town to a jeep trail that leads you to the crater lakes. You will find it again once you keep pushing the trail; it doesn't know exactly what it is yet. The areas of rocky surface tocontinue trail are highlighted by the crests. Middle Lakes are not very far out of the way. It can be accomplished by staying on the path that goes along the left side of the lake. The Upper Lakes do not take less effort. Continue towards the lower lake and the final lake at the Continental divide. The summer is a good season to have fishing equipment in your possession.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,812 ft
Max:3,362 ft
624 ft
624 ft
2,812 ft2,995 ft3,179 ft3,362 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.3 mi4.9 mi6.5 mi

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

Hunt context

This trail crosses hunting units

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