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Thomas Lakes Trail

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  3. …Central Rockies
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“The starting trail for any Mount Sopris adventure. ”

Tom Robson
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2.0

Miles

3.2

KM

85%

Runnable

10,201' 3,109 m

High

9,402' 2,866 m

Low

799' 244 m

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0' 0 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (4°)

24%

Max Grade (13°)

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Features Birding · Lake · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

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Thomas Lakes Trail heads west off of Hay Park Trail at the southern end of a meadow, around 1.75 miles from the start of the Thomas Lakes Out and Back hike or the approach to the Mount Sopris Trail.

After the trail split, Thomas Lakes Trail climbs through Aspen trees and open meadows for ~2mi. In this span, the trail crosses Prince Creek twice before finally reaching Thomas Lakes. This

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Land Manager: White River National Forest - Maroon Bells

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Tom Robson with improvements by Spero Papadopoulos and 1 other
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  4.4 from 9 votes

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Carbondale runner, Elinor Fish, out for a sunrise cruise on the flanks of Mt Sopris.
Sep 30, 2015 near El Jebel, CO
One of the many open meadows on the Thomas Lakes Trail heading up to Mount Sopris.
Dec 15, 2014 near El Jebel, CO
Heading back down Mount Sopris, surrounded by Aspen and wildflowers.
Dec 15, 2014 near El Jebel, CO

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