| Type: |
Day Hike - Out and Back |
| Distance (Total): |
9.0 miles / 14.5 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
2,050 feet / 625 meters |
| Minimum Elevation: |
9,100 feet / 2,774 meters |
| Maximum Elevation: |
11,150 feet / 3,399 meters |
| Hiking Season: |
- Summer
- Fall
|
| Things To See: |
- Lake Views
- Mountain Views
- Streams
- Wildflowers
- Woods
|
| Difficulty: |
Strenuous |
| Rating: |
Trail has not been rated. |
| Nearby Town: |
Evergreen, Colorado, United States |
Beginning at the Camp Rock Campground, the trail travels through a forested environment along a creek for about a mile, gradually climbing upwards. It then opens to a wildfire burn area. In 1998, about 485 acres burned in the Beartracks Fire. This fire is believed to have been started by a careless hiker. As you climb uphill and walk through some more woods, the trail opens again to another wildfire burned area. This is the Resthouse Meadow Fire that burned 1,076 acres in 1964. The Resthouse Meadow Fire is also believed to have been caused by humans. However, there is beauty to be found in this destruction. Wildflowers offer a brilliant contrast to the charred trees left standing. Revisit this area in a year or more and observe the rebuilding of Mother Nature. Darting back into the woods again, the trail takes you to Beartracks Lake, which is nestled next to a rock cliff.
