2.9 mi from the trailheadGlacier Basin Campground
Campground · Colorado
Hike
Fern Lake Trail
- Passes Fern Falls
- Inside Rocky Mountain National Park
- 4,250 ft of climbing
16.5 mi out & back · 4,250 ft gain · 10,702 ft high point · Very hard
From Bear Lake Trailhead via the Bear Lake Loop Trail, the Flat Top Mountain Trail, the Bear Lake To Bierstadt Junction Trail, and the Flattop Mountain Trail (0.9 mi)
In Rocky Mountain National Park · Colorado · OpenStreetMap contributors
About this hike
This out and back route from Bear Lake Trailhead reaches Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, climbing 4,250 feet and passing Odessa Lake and multiple waterfalls.
Elevation
4,250 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 2.9 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
