Enjoy this 8.5-mile out-and-back trail near Estes Park, Colorado. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 5 h 28 min to complete. This is a very popular area for hiking, horseback riding, and running, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The best times to visit this trail are May through October.

2024年7月5日 · Accessible from the east and west sides of the park, hike to the top of Flattop Mountain and the Continental Divide! With over 2,000 feet of elevation gain, this is one of the most difficult trails in Rocky Mountain National Park.

3 天之前 · Explore this 2.8-mile loop trail near Anchorage, Alaska. Generally considered a challenging route. This is a very popular area for hiking and running, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The best times to visit this trail are May through October. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.

Flattop Mountain: detailed hiking info for Flattop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park. Trail description, key features, photos, elevation profile, map

The Flattop Mountain Trail, also known as the Grand Trail or the Big Trail, was built in 1925 in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Larimer County portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. Built in 1925, and rehabilitated in 1940 with Civilian Conservation Corps labor, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

This hike starts at the Bear Lake parking lot, and gains a little less than 3,000 ft from start to finish at the Flattop Mountain Trail - Tonahutu Trail junction. There is no official summit, this is Flattop Mountain after all, so the junction is considered the end of the hike.

One of the shortest hikes that leads onto the alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park. The trail begins from the north shore of Bear Lake and switchbacks its way up through various stages of subalpine forest with several fantastic overlooks into the Tyndall Gorge along the way.

Loop hike through the most scenic part of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado: Bear Lake, Flattop Mountain, Hallett Peak, Andrews Glacier, The Loch, Lake Haiyaha, Dream Lake and Nymph Lake. Trail description, maps, photographs and panorama.

Surmount the forested eastern flank of Flattop pausing for views of Dream Lake, Longs Peak, Emerald Lake and Tyndall Glacier. Tyndall is one of only five active glaciers in the Park and is responsible for carving the valley below. After treeline, …

Check out the guide to this Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak hike in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Get the full trail description and GPS.