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Hike Profiles for Rocky Mountain National Park and Surrounding Areas

Timber Lake

This trail passes through forests and meadows to reach the open area at Timber Lake. The lake is also a starting point for hikers summiting nearby summits such as Mount Ida.

Distance: 4.8 miles one-way Meadow elevation: 11,060 feet Trailhead elevation: 9,010 feet Net elevation gain: 2,050 feet Timber Lake Trailhead Rocky Mountain National Park

West end of Timber Lake

Major Trail Landmarks Junction of Long Meadows and Timber Lake Trails (3.1 miles one-way from trailhead)

Principal Destinations Near Timber Lake Mount Ida (6.0 miles one-way from trailhead) - via unmaintained route beyond Timber Lake

Backcountry Campsites Near Timber Lake Timber Creek (3.0 miles one-way from trailhead) - 2 individual sites Jackstraw (4.0 miles one-way from trailhead) - 2 individual sites Rockslide (4.5 miles one-way from trailhead) - 1 individual site Snowbird (4.6 miles one-way from trailhead) - 2 individual sites

The Timber Lake Trailhead is on the west side of the Continental Divide between Grand Lake and Milner Pass. Follow Highway 34 (Trail Ridge Road) either 10 miles north of the Kawuneeche Visitor Center or 7 miles south of Milner Pass. The trailhead parking area is on the east side of the highway. The Timber Lake Trail leads through dense forest most of the way to Timber Lake. After the junction with the Long Meadows Trail, the Timber Lake Trail climbs switchbacks before leveling in meadows west of the lake.

Sample photographs of the hike to Timber Lake

Trail near Timber Lake

Southeast end of Timber Lake

Timber Lake topographic map

Principal summer trail marked by solid red line; unmaintained trail or route marked by dashed red line. Map is oriented with north to the top of the map

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