Tent Rocks via Wild Basin Trail and Thunder Lake Trail
6.6 mi
Distance
3 hrs 12 min
Time
terrain
2,169 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a moderate one way trail to Thunder Lake Stock Campsite in Rocky Mountain National Park.
This trail goes by Copeland Falls, Lower Copeland Falls, Upper Copeland Falls, Pine Ridge, Tent Rocks, Ouzel Falls, North St. Vrain Campsites, Thunder Lake CS #3, Thunder Lake CS #1, Campsite trail sign, and Thunder Lake CS #2.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Public Tracks
Thunder Lake via Wild Basin (ski)
Jan 15, 2017: This was a long day, the last couple of hours for which we needed headlamps, as we finished about 7:30pm. I used my wide-underfoot, backcountry skis with skins. But there is too much poling necessary, both on the way out and on the way back. On the way back, after removing my skins, every time we came to a small rise, I fell behind in trying to pole up the hill on my very slick-bottomed skis. Several of my friends on this event used skis with fish scales, and I believe these sorts of skis are better suited for this relatively flat trail. There were no "turns" to be made - this was a relatively narrow track the whole way.
