Advanced Snowshoe – Lake Isabelle - Indian Peaks Wilderness

Carpool Place & Time: Meet at CoorsTek Parking lot at 7:00am, for no later than 7:15am departure (CoorsTek Parking Lot - Google Maps)

We'll then carpool to the Brainard Lake Recreation Area winter parking lot (Brainard Lake Winter Lot - Google Maps)

For those travelling from the north, we'll find an additional carpool location.

From the Brainard Lake Recreation Area winter parking lot we will snowshoe to Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. The views along this route are nothing short of stunning, especially in the winter, including Niwot Ridge and from Lake Isabelle we'll see Shoshoni Peak, Apache Peak, and Navajo Peak.

We'll hike a loop-ish route starting from the Brainard Lake Recreation Area winter parking lot, follwoing the Waldrop and Pawnee Pass trails to Lake Isabelle. We'll find a sunny spot near the lake and have lunch/snack. Our return route will follow the Jean Lunning trail along the southern side of Long Lake to the Brainard Lake road and then Snowshoe Trail 814.3 to the parking lot. Our route will avoid avalanche risk areas. Our pace will be comfortable for all participants. Overall ~11 miles and ~1300 ft elevation gain. (Lake Isabelle - BLRA - The Long Way - CalTopo)

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