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Colorado
Blue Lake
0.9 mi
Distance
348 ft
Gain
8 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
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Blue Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 348 ft
- Elevation loss
- 228 ft
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About this trail
Blue Lake is a 0.86-mile trail in Colorado's Trails near 40.6°N 105.9°W system with 348 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a point-to-point route shape.
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