Trip
Intermediate Snowshoe – Lake Helene
Lake Helene
Contacts
- Sat, Dec 28, 2024
- Northern Colorado
- Snowshoeing
- Adults
- Intermediate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,350 ft
- FULL, 16 on waitlist (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will meet in the Target parking lot, College & Troutman in Fort Collins. We will try to arrange carpooling for folks coming from Denver/Boulder area. Meet up time will be determined later, but figure on something around 7:00-7:30am.
This will be a snowshoe trek to Lake Helene in Rocky Mountain National Park. We will begin at Bear Lake and snowshoe up the Fern Lake trail. We will continue along the trail to a point where Mill Creek crosses the trail. We will then leave the trail and snowshoe off trail to Two Rivers Lake and then onto Lake Helene. Along the trail we will enjoy views of Glacier Gorge, Bierstadt Lake, Little Matterhorn and Notchtop Mountain. Once we arrive at Lake Helene we will proceed to an overlook to view Grace Falls and Odessa Lake and Gorge. Our return will be along the same track. We will break for lunch either at Lake Helene or on our return to Two Rivers Lake. Any questions please email me at trout.bill@gmail.com or call/text me at 970-222-3398.
If anyone would like to co-lead this trip with me, let me know.
Required Equipment
Snowshoes will be required. Part of the trip will include some off trail travel through deep snow. Microspikes only will NOT be acceptable. Also trekking poles are handy for off trail travel. And don't forget to change out to snow baskets on your poles.