Colorado trails · South Lottis Trail
South Lottis Trail
A 10.1-mile out-and-back in Colorado, with 3,017 ft of climbing, topping out at 12,196 ft. Reaches Gunsight Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by USFS Gunnison Ranger District.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 3.4 and mile 6.7. It gives back about 2,082 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Gunsight Pass (pass)
- Lamphier Lake (lake)
- Lower Lamphier Lake (lake)
Getting there
South Lottis Trailhead — parking nearby. About 1 h 01 min drive (27 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Gunnison. 38.76915, -106.61951 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:47 a.m., the sun rises at 7:14 a.m. and sets at 6:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:56 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.1-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:42 p.m. — 47 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Conundrum Creek Trail — 27.2 mi
- Daisy Pass Trail — 28.5 mi