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Heart Lake via Rogers Pass Trail

Heart Lake via Rogers Pass Trail(edit)

based on 213 tracks & routes | |

DIFFICULT

#3 hike out of 490 in Roosevelt National Forest |

DIFFICULT

9.1 mi

Distance

4 hrs 51 min

Time

2,116 ft

Elev Gain

Overview

This is a difficult out and back trail to Heart Lake, passing through Roosevelt National Forest and the James Peak Wilderness.

You do not need permits to backpack and camp along this route.

This is an alternate route for Lower Crater Lake South via Rogers Pass Trail and Crater Lakes Trail.

Sights to See

Moffat East Portal Trailhead

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twalsh970 5 years ago

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GentleShore5689 6 years, 2 months ago

09/15 Everything dry and sturdy. Average temperature just starting to dip again slightly, but still very much t-shirt weather.

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DawnHat5152 3 years, 6 months ago

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MistyDaisy1838 5 years, 3 months ago

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YoungPack5385 5 years, 5 months ago

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KeenFlask3443 6 years, 3 months ago

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Andrew L. Johnson 6 years, 5 months ago

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dberman45 6 years, 7 months ago

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Public Tracks

mountaingirl30 10 years, 8 months ago

James peak wilderness (3/15/15, 9:24:49AM)

Tried crater lakes and lost trail, backtracked and went towards Rogers pass lake but didn't go all the way

Zak Solis 1 year, 1 month ago

James Peak Wilderness Hike

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/17269503148

joseph.g.middleton 7 years, 3 months ago

Day 1 Route 8/20/18 04:28:25 PM

East Portal to Rogers Pass Lake

MildFlurry6599 3 weeks ago

Friday Morning Activity

Robert Nelson 3 months, 1 week ago

Rollinsville to Heart Lake

Jim 3 months, 1 week ago

Friday Morning Activity

Paula Galloway 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Heart Lake 20250813

jeff sweet 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Wednesday Morning Hiking

DizzyIsland5775 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Saturday Morning Hiking

Henrique da Silva 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Wednesday Lunch Activity

Andy Hikes 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Heart Lake in Snow w Anthony

SlowIvy4021 2 years, 4 months ago

Day 4 with Cash 7/23

Jamie Ecker 4 years, 5 months ago

Heart lake

John 4 years, 10 months ago

Heart Lake

Fanny Toorenburg 4 years, 11 months ago

Track (25/12/20, 10:32:27AM)

kzRfEunM 5 years, 4 months ago

Track (7/26/20, 9:15:06AM)

AwareMoon6418 5 years, 4 months ago

Rainy Day

Lorette Ulasich 5 years, 4 months ago

Heart Lake

BoldMoss4002 5 years, 4 months ago

Track (7/20/20, 8:17:55AM)

Derek Wehrenberg 5 years, 4 months ago

Track (7/8/20, 7:54:59AM)

GentleShore5689 6 years, 2 months ago

Heart Lake via Rogers Pass 09/15

LongKayak3278 6 years, 3 months ago

Heart Lake 2

KeenFlask3443 6 years, 3 months ago

Heart Lake

WittyThunder7234 6 years, 6 months ago

East Portal Road to Heart Lake, Gilpin County, CO, USA

ToughMound9211 6 years, 8 months ago

Heart Lake

Wayne Clark 7 years, 2 months ago

rike to heart (9/29/18, 7:42:10AM)

Andrew L. Johnson 7 years, 4 months ago

Hike to Heart Lake

HardMoon4958 7 years, 4 months ago

Hike to Heart Lake

WiseGloves9086 7 years, 5 months ago

Heart Lake via Rogers Pass Trail

Kurtis Waterbury 8 years, 5 months ago

East Portal to Heart Lake, Gilpin County, CO, USA

Emma Walker 9 years, 9 months ago

Butler Gulch BC Skiing

Henry Malmgren 9 years, 9 months ago

Rogers Pass Lake

mountaingirl30 10 years, 1 month ago

Track (10/18/15, 8:12:53AM)

BraveCanteen5201 10 years, 4 months ago

Rogers Pass

BraveCanteen5201 10 years, 4 months ago

Rogers Pass

Matthew Hart 11 years, 8 months ago

East Portal James Peak Moffatt

Matthew Hart 11 years, 8 months ago

East Portal James Peak Moffatt

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