3.6 miles
Distance
1,578 ft
Climb
-135 ft
Descent
04:31:22
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Ptarmigan Lake Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Buena Vista
    , Colorado
  • Ref Number
    #1444
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #197079 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9609 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Beautiful hike to a high alpine lake. Trail has a nice steady uphill pace mostly to the lake. Once you pass the lake, if you continue on to Grassy Gulch, the trail is steep and rocky over the pass.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ptarmigan Lake hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,442 ft
  • Altitude min
    10,693 ft
  • Altitude max
    12,263 ft
  • Altitude start
    10,693 ft
  • Altitude end
    12,136 ft
  • Grade
    7.5%
  • Grade max
    -28.5%
  • Grade min
    35%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    1,886 ft
  • Distance flat
    262 ft
  • Avg time
    04:31:22
  • Avg reverse time
    01:35:32
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