Colorado trails · Lily Lake Trail
Lily Lake Trail
A 11.1-mile out-and-back in Colorado, with 3,303 ft of climbing, topping out at 11,015 ft. Reaches Lily Lake. Managed by USFS Aspen-Sopris Ranger District.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 3.7 and mile 7.4. It gives back about 4,377 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lily Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Lily Lake Trail access. About 1 h 04 min drive (38 mi) from Glenwood Springs. 39.08568, -107.24197 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:17 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.2-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 32 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Lily Lake Trail + Lily Ridge Trail — 2.2 mi loop, 218 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Daisy Pass Trail — 11.9 mi
- Maroon Snowmass Trail — 15.1 mi
- Mount Sopris Trail — 16.3 mi
- Conundrum Creek Trail — 20.9 mi