Leave No Trace
Overview
| Wilderness One Way Length Beginning Elevation Peak Elevation Gain/Loss/Net Gain Ratings USFS Regulations Trails Illustrated Quadrangle |
Rawah 10.1 miles (trailhead to Rawah Trail) 8,405 10,771 2,764/477/+2,287 Hikers – Strenuous; Stock Riders – Moderate Wilderness #111 Red Feather Lakes, Glendevey; #112 Poudre River, Cameron Pass Glendevey, Rawah Lakes |
Location
Refer to McIntyre Trail for driving instructions. Both trailheads are at the same location. Facilities and water are available at the Browns Park Campground. Trailer parking is available at trailhead.
| GPS Coordinates Trailhead off Glendevey Road Jct. McIntyre Lake Trail Jct. Rawah Trail |
N40°47.874’ W105°55.723’ Map N40°42.913’ W105°57.192’ N40°41.860’ W105°57.137’ |
Description
This trail was rebuilt a few years ago and is in excellent condition for most of its length. Despite this, it seems long; an interminable trudge up through a lodgepole pine forest, crossing a couple of small streams along the way. But eventually it breaks out into the McIntyre Burn, an area that has never really recovered from two different fires that occurred in the 1940s. The views from the burn back to the east and north are spectacular. The trail is well marked through the burn. It climbs steadily until reaching a crest and continues on the level to its end at Rawah Lake #1. About 1.5 miles before you reach Rawah Lake #1 you will notice the McIntyre Lake Trail to your right. About 0.1 mile beyond the lake is a large bench area that is a good place to camp, with a large area for grazing livestock. You can also find camping areas along the edges of the McIntyre Burn below McIntyre Lake, and for a short distance along the lower part of the Medicine Bow Trail. If you have enough time you might want to bushwhack into Upper and Lower Twin lakes, Sugarbowl Lake, and Iceberg Lake just to check them out.
