| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
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| 2005-09-26 | If you remember what this TH looked like years ago, that being located on the inside partition of a turn on the way to Bear lake, it is RADICALLY different now. Now, it's actually alot better. The Bear Lake road has had SIGNIFICANT improvments done to it recently-many more pullouts, repaving, earthen walls etc. The TH itself is now located further down from the original, probably two turns away on the outside (left side of the road). The new TH has more additional parking spaces and a bus stop has been added, as RMNP has implemented a bus system along this very busy road. After roughly .3-.5 miles of hiking on the actual trail, it joins back to the original. The improvements are really quite nice. Cost to RMNP is $20.00 and you'll want to take the EAST entrance from Estes Park. | Kiefer |
| Location: | Front Range |
| 14ers Served: | Longs Peak |
| Winter Access: | The park service keeps the road plowed past the trailhead to the end of the road at the Bear Lake TH. |
| Directions: | From Beaver Meadows entrance: After going through booths take the first left onto Bear Lake road. From Fall River and West entrances: Follow Trail Ridge Road east all the way to Bear Lake road and turn right. Follow Bear Lake Road roughly 8 miles to Glacier Gorge TH (on left). You will pass Moraine Park, Hollowell Park and Bierstadt Lake TH. The parking area does fill even in the winter. If it is full you can continue 0.7 miles further on the road to the Bear Lake TH. You can hike the road back down or you can hop on the trail to Dream Lake where shortly you will take a left on to a 0.4 mile trail connecting Bear Lake and Glacier Gorge. There are restroom facilities located at TH. In the summer the park offers a shuttle service. Calculate Driving Time from your Address |
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