Thunder Lake - Lion Lake Loop, Trail Map, Wild Basin Trailhead, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Thunder Lake - Lion Lake Loop - 15.5 Miles

Rocky Mountain National Park




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1: N40 12.469 W105 33.993 — 0.0 miles : Wild Basin Trailhead
2: N40 12.230 W105 34.391 — .45 miles : Spur to Upper Copeland Falls
3: N40 12.022 W105 35.293 — 1.35 miles : Backcountry campsite access trail split
4: N40 11.923 W105 35.540 — 1.7 miles : Tahosa Campsite spur
5: N40 12.094 W105 35.839 — 2.0 miles : Aspen Knoll Campsite spur
6: N40 12.304 W105 36.407 — 2.6 miles : Rejoin main trail; bear right
7: N40 12.490 W105 36.960 — 3.15 miles : Fast, moderate travel
8: N40 12.773 W105 37.495 — 3.9 miles : Thunder Lake - Lion Lake Trail split
9: N40 12.808 W105 37.910 — 4.4 miles : Transition into subalpine forest
10: N40 13.236 W105 38.233 — 5.05 miles : Cross bridge over tributary
11: N40 13.343 W105 38.691 — 5.8 miles : Thunder Lake (10,574')
12: N40 13.429 W105 38.962 — 6.05 miles : Cross Thunder Lake inlet stream
13: N40 13.514 W105 39.068 — 6.25 miles : Steep climb along inlet tributary
14: N40 13.621 W105 39.039 — 6.35 miles : Steep climb in cluttered forest
15: N40 13.736 W105 39.029 — 6.45 miles : Steep climb in thinning forest
16: N40 13.783 W105 38.992 — 6.55 miles : View from open slope over Thunder Lake
17: N40 13.810 W105 39.051 — 6.65 miles : Large tarn above Fan Falls
18: N40 14.027 W105 38.897 — 7.05 miles : Cross high level flats
19: N40 14.107 W105 38.930 — 7.1 miles : Wrap around tarn
20: N40 14.120 W105 38.666 — 7.6 miles : Ridge over Snowbank Lake
21: N40 14.375 W105 38.690 — 7.95 miles : Snowbank Lake
22: N40 14.234 W105 38.467 — Lion Lake #2
23: N40 14.104 W105 38.350 — Cross nlet to north shore of Lion Lake #1
24: N40 13.924 W105 38.284 — 8.1 miles : Lion Lake #1
25: N40 13.425 W105 38.101 — Fast, shifting descent
26: N40 13.051 W105 37.929 — Fast descent through treeline
27: N40 12.930 W105 37.675 — Steep, shifting descent in subalpine forest