About
Length (round trip)4.2 mi
ShapeOut-and-Back
DifficultyModerate
Elevation gain745 ft up
Typical time2 hr 30 min
TrailheadBear Lake trailhead
SurfaceDirt trail then a boulder scramble to the shore
Best seasonJuly to September for the high country. Trail Ridge Road opens late May and closes with the first heavy snow in October.
DogsNot allowed
What you'll see 🌄 Big views🏞️ Lake

A boulder-rimmed lake that turned milky turquoise after a 2022 rockslide.

Tips
A rockslide above Chaos Canyon in 2022 filled the lake with glacial rock flour and it has been an extraordinary opaque turquoise ever since. The last hundred yards is scrambling over big boulders.
Location

Bear Lake trailhead

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