Highline/Native Lake Trail #1489

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This trail is a popular and excellent point to point route.

Park at the Native Lake Trailhead. Follow the gradual switchbacks for 2.5 miles to crest the ridge and take in great views. Then, follow the steeper trail down to Native Lake (4 miles from the trailhead). Many folks turn around here and head back to the Nake in Lake Trailhead.

If you started your day by shuttling a car to the Fish Hatchery, continue through rolling terrain with occasional views for the next mile before climbing a steep hill for 400 vertical feet up to Highline Lakes. From the lakes, head downhill for 1.5 miles to the junction with the Colorado Trail. Cross the CT and continue downhill for about 2.5 miles to the Fish Hatchery trails.

To get to the Fish Hatchery trailhead, continue on the Rock Creek Dam Trail to the Nature Trail for another mile.