Hike Length: 7.8 miles
Estimated Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: No dogs
Features: Waterfalls (2)
Crowds: High
Warnings: The rocks around the waterfalls are very slippery.
Trailhead GPS: 40.31083,-105.63968
Waterfall GPS: 40.28311,-105.66484
Directions:
To visit the falls, head west from Estes Park on US-36 into the park. In about 4 miles, turn left on Bear Lake Road and go just over 8 miles to the Glacier Gorge Trailhead parking on the left. This is a very popular trailhead and fills up early. It can be accessed from the free shuttle as well.
Map:
Hike Description:
From the trailhead, follow the trail a quarter-mile to Glacier Creek Trail just after crossing Chaos Creek on a bridge. Bear right and then almost immediately, go left towards Alberta Falls and Loch Vale.
At 1.6 miles, go right towards The Loch and again go right in another half-mile.
Continue past the Loch and go left towards Sky Pond at the junction with Andrews Glacier. Shortly after this intersection, Timberline Falls will be visible in the distance.
The trail leads right to the waterfall, climbing up a chute to reach Lake of Glass, which is right above the waterfall.
At 1.6 miles, go right towards The Loch and again go right in another half-mile.
Continue past the Loch and go left towards Sky Pond at the junction with Andrews Glacier. Shortly after this intersection, Timberline Falls will be visible in the distance.
The trail leads right to the waterfall, climbing up a chute to reach Lake of Glass, which is right above the waterfall.
Blog Entries:
29-Aug-2019: Sky Pond
External Links:
National Park Service website for Rocky Mountain National Park: https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm
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