Sulphur Ranger District 9 Ten Mile Drive Granby CO 80446 (970) 887-4100 FAX: (970) 887-4111 United States Department of Agriculture HIKING COLUMBINE LAKE TRAIL # 11.1 Difficulty: Difficult Trail Use: Moderate to Heavy Length: Junco Lake TH to Columbine Lake 2.8 miles. DISTANCES ARE ONE-WAY. Elevation: 10,080 ft at the Junco Lake TH; 11,060 ft at Columbine Lake Access: • Head north on Highway 40 north out of Fraser. Turn right (east) onto County Road 83. When the road forks, go left onto County Road 84 (NFSR 129). • Travel 11 miles to the Junco Lake TH parking area. • Hike about 1.8 miles on the Caribou Pass Trail to the Columbine Lake Trail. It is approximately 1.5 miles east to the lake. Trail Highlights: • The lake is situated below Mt. Neva. It is a shallow lake, with a maximum depth of 8 feet containing rainbow and cutthroat trout. • Columbine Lake offers day hikers a beautiful setting for a leisurely lunch and is well worth the hike through the wet meadows. • Camping is permitted but no campfires are allowed. • Remnants of snow fields usually remain along the trail until the first or second week of July. Important Information: • Parking in the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) at Meadow Creek Reservoir and Junco Lake TH requires a use fee. • Permits are required for overnight stays in the Indian peaks Wilderness (IPW) from June 1 to September 15. • Additional permit requirements exist for large and organized groups. • Group size is limited to 12 people and/or livestock. • Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Follow the Leave No Trace principals. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Route ID: N11.1 Name: Columbine Lake U.S. Department 34 of Agriculture ¤£ Arapaho National GIS Miles: 1.5 Forest ! Sulphur Ranger !!! ! ! Non-Motorized/Non-Mechanized Trail ! ! ! District !B Trailhead ! ! ! ! ! Non-Motorized Trail ! ¤£40 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! D Restroom ! ! ! !_ ! ! ! ! Motorized Trail (Motorbike) ! ! ! INDIVIDUAL ! ! ! Sawtooth Mtn ! ! ! ! ! "" N2.1 ! ! 8 Gate Motorized Trail (Motorbike/ATV) ! ! 12146 TRAIL MAP N2 ! ! ! E ! Gourd Lake ! Buchanan Pass ! 125 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 125.2 Forest Road Continental Divide Trail SRD ! ! ! ! N9.6 October 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Other Road Non-Motorized Road Boundary ! ! Strawberry ! ! ´ ! ! Lake ! ! ! ! 125 ! ! ! ! N9.1 N9 N910! Monarch Lake ! ! ! ! ! N1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !_ ! ! !C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Monarch Lake Thunderbolt Peak ! N1 ! ! ! ! ! ! 11938 ! ! ! ! E ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N1 Cascade Creek ! ! ! ! ! ! N6 ! ! ! ! ! Horses Prohibited ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Beyond Falls ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N9 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Paiute Peak ! ! ! 13056 ! ! ! E N7 N6.1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Arapaho Pass ! ! w ! ! INDIANINDIAN PEAKSPEAKS ! 7 Pa ne 90 ! e ! N ! ! ! ! ! ! Spur ! ! ! P ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! WILDERNESS ! ! ! ! s ! ! ! ! N6 Arapaho Pass ! s ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Mt Toll ! ! ! E ! Pawnee ! ! 12979 ! ! ! ! Lake ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! N1 ! ! ! Lonesome Peak ! ! ! ! ! ! ! E 10588 ! ! Pawnee Peak ! ! ! E be ! ! w rr e 12943 ra y ! Mirror Lake ! t ! ! ! S C ! ! ! ! ! m ! ! ! ! ! ! ! r Crater Lake ! ! ! e ! e o ! ! k s! ! e ! n ! D Pawnee Pass ! N7.2 o ! Mt Achonee L ! 12541 ! 12649 Hi-Lo ! ! h ! E ! Lone Eagle Peak g ! Spur i ! ! 12146 ! N9.1 H ! ! E ! ! Shoshoni Peak ! ! E 12967 ! ! ! ! ! d. ! k R ! e ! e ! r ! ! C ! ! ! 860.1 ! ! w ! o 129 ! Apache Peak ! d ! ! a ! 13441 ! ! Mt George E ! e Meadow ! ! E M 12875 ! Creek Res. ! ! ! ! ! Navajo Peak ! ! E ! ! 13409 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Junco Lake ! N6 Arapaho Pass ! ! ! Arikaree Peak ! ! E 13150 ! !_!C ! INDIANINDIAN PEAKSPEAKS ! ! ! WILDERNESS N ! 1 ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! ARAPAHO NATIONAL ! ! RECREATION AREA ! ! ! ! 1 Car ! ! 1 ! ! ib ! N ! ! ! o ! ! ! ! u ! ! ! ! ! ! P C ! ! a N ! ! ! North Arapaho Peak o ! s ! ! 1 s ! l ! C I T Y O F ! u Satanta Peak ! C I T Y O F ! N 1 ! 13502 m ! ! ! . 11979 E BOULDERBOULDER 7 ! ! b ! 1 E ! WATERSHED H ! WATERSHED i ! n i ! ! ! g (( N N O O PP U U B B L L I I C C e ! ! ! ! h ! ACCESS)ACCESS) ! L ! ! L ! ! ! ! ! o a ! ! n ! ! ! ! Caribou Pass ! k ! ! ! ! O e e ! D ! ! ! 11851 ! ! ! ! s ! Columbine ! o ! ! ! 1 inch = 0.9 miles m Lake ! ! ! ! ! Miles e NON-USFS DArapaho Pass 0 0.25 0.5 1 11906 This product is reproduced from geospatial data prepared by the USDA Forest Service. Geospatial data and product accuracy may vary. Using geospatial products for purposes other than those for which they were created may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace geospatial products without notification. For more information contact the Arapaho/RooseveltE Mt National Neva Forest Supervisors Office at (970) 295-6600. N7 12814.