21.8 miles
Distance
5,538 ft
Climb
-5,519 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
18 ft
Altitude change
9,671 ft
Altitude min
10,079 ft
Altitude start
10,098 ft
Altitude end
-63.1%
Grade max
58.9%
Grade min
10 miles
Distance climb
11 miles
Distance down
1 mile
Distance flat

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Detailed Description
Junco Lake Loop is a 22 mile less popular intermediate route located near Fraser Colorado. This hike primary route. This route includes 3 trails. This route climbs 5,538 ft with a max elevation of 12,107 ft then descends -5,519 ft.
Tags
AlpineLake

Trail Issues on Route

  • Minor Issue / Yellow: 1 trail (newest: Jun 12, 2022)

Stats

  • Distance
    22 miles
  • Avg time
    6 hr 53 min
  • Altitude change
    18 ft
  • Altitude min
    9,671 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,079 ft
  • Altitude end
    10,098 ft
  • Climb
    1 mile
  • Descent
    -5,519 ft
  • Grade max
    -63.1%
  • Grade min
    58.9%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    11 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile

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Trails in Route

Details

  • Riding area
    Devil's Thumb Ranch
  • Primary Activity
    Hike
  • Other Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes

Directions

  1. Walk south on CDT - High Lonesome.
  2. Continue for 200 meters.
  3. Turn right to stay on CDT - High Lonesome.
  4. Continue for 9 kilometers.
  5. Turn left onto High Lonesome.
  6. Continue for 6 kilometers.
  7. Make a sharp left onto Devils Thumb.
  8. Continue for 4 kilometers.
  9. Turn left onto Diamond Lake.
  10. Continue for 4 kilometers.
  11. Turn right to stay on Diamond Lake.
  12. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  13. Keep left to take Arapaho Pass.
  14. Continue for 3 kilometers.
  15. Keep left to take Caribou Pass.
  16. Continue for 4 kilometers.
  17. Turn right to stay on Caribou Pass.
  18. Continue for 3 kilometers.
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Devils Thumb
Jun 12, 2022 @ 11:46am
Jun 12, 2022
There is a lot of snow as you get close to the Jasper Lake travel zone, in the 2'-4' range and drifts up to 10' to 15'. There were limited campsites at Jasper lake because most of it was snow covered. Runoff was high and it turned the trail into a small river with about 2"-6" in depth. We did try to go to devils thumb lake, but turned back because of snow. Would have been better with snow shoes. There was one downed tree on the trail that was blocking the trail.
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