Lonely Planet Hiking in the USA recommends:
• Odessa Lake
• Flattop Mountain
• Glacier Gorge & Loch Vale
• Longs Peak
All those are easily accessible out of Estes Park, Colorado.
Buzz recommends making a loop from Bear Lake over the Divide to Grand Lake, returning by a second trail. Or making a loop over Stormy and Mummy passes.
There are many options. The real attraction of Rocky Mountain National Park is that it is so high:
… The park is split by the Continental Divide, which gives the eastern and western portions of the park a different character. The east side of the park tends to be drier, with heavily glaciated peaks and cirques. The west side of the park is wetter and more lush, with deep forests dominating.
The park contains 359 miles (578 km) of trails, 150 lakes, and 450 miles (720 km) of streams. The park contains over 60 named peaks higher than 12,000 feet (3,700 m), and over one fourth of the park resides above tree line. …
I started the short Tundra Communities Trail at 12,050ft (3672m). That’s off the scenic summer Trail Ridge Road the highest continuous highway in the USA.
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Of all the places I have been in my life, Odessa Lake makes me the nearest to GOD
I’ve been considering the hike you have described above: Bear lake to Flattop Mtn, followed by the loop made by Continental Divide, Tonahutu and North Inlet trails, the back to the Bear Lake TH.
I’ve backpacked a lot in the east (mostly on the AT and Smokies), but never in the Rockies.
Questions:
1. None of the on-line sources of information I’ve seen show distances/elevation changes between campsites. Can you recommend any good sources for this kind of information?
2. Once you reach Flatttop Mtn, is there any advantage or reason to do the loop portion either clockwise or counter-clockwise?
3. Which of the campsites along the route would you recommend, and how much time would you allow for the whole thing? (if I were plannign a trip in the Smokies, I’d shoot for 10-12 miles/day. Given the elevation changes and the thin air, probably less here…)
4. When you apply for a backcountry permit, do you have to specify particular campsites, or do they apply to any back country camping area?
5. What’s the liklihood of snow in September?
thanks,
-sb
I’m going to email your question to a better expert than myself, sb.
Hopefully he’ll get back to you with specific answers to those questions.
Rick … besthike editor
Got the reply. Thanks for the help.
-sb
I was interested in the same first 3 questions above as well. If you could help me as well, I would appreciate it.