Near Blue Lake Trail
Under Blue Lake.
Near Blue Lake Trail
Alpine lakes like this are just beauties.
Near Blue Lake Trail
A clearing right before the lake.
Near Blue Lake Trail
Sittin' on the shore of the lake.
Near Blue Lake Trail
A small boardwalk along the trail.

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Blue Lake Trail

4.3 (4 Ratings)
A short and easy trail to Blue Lake.
0.5
mi
Distance
69
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.5mi
Distance
69ft
Elevation Gain
88ft
Elevation Loss
25%
Max Grade
4,067ft
High Point
3,981ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This trail is short and sweet. You get most of the aspects of a high alpine trail, without all the work (the work is great, but time consuming). The trail starts on the left side of the parking lot. Just go along and take a left when it comes to an intersection with Dock Butte trail. There are several smaller 'social' trails that lead off of the main path. They are pretty easy to avoid as they are not maintained. Just keep on the path until you reach Blue Lake.

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