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Four Lakes Loop - Nymph, Dream, Haiyaha, The Loch

On this very windy day, we started from the Bear Lake parking area at about 10:50, hiked up the trail to Nymph Lake, then Dream Lake, Lake Haiyaha, up the Loch Vale Trail to The Loch, then back to the Glacier Gorge Trailhead via the Fire Trail, and up to the parking area. We returned at 15:20.

2014-11-09 Dream Lake with Hallett Peak

2014-11-09 Dream Lake with Hallett Peak

The way we approached Lake Haiyaha from the northeast turned out to be not the best way. If we had continued on the trail a little further to the south before turning off to the lake, it would have been much easier. This is the way we returned. You can see this on the tracks.

2014-11-09 Lake Haiyaha

2014-11-09 Lake Haiyaha

On the drive back to Estes Park, we stopped at Sprague Lake and walked around the lake. There are some scenes on the video.

2014-11-09 Sprague Lake

2014-11-09 Sprague Lake

Start/stop time: 10:50/15:20
Total trip time: 4 hrs, 30 mins
Total distance traveled: 6.0 miles
Altitude low/high: 9215/10301 feet
Altitude diff low/high: about 1086 feet

Tracks for entire hike

2014-11-09 Elevation profile: Four Lakes Loop - Nymph, Dream, Haiyaha, The Loch

2014-11-09 Elevation profile: Four Lakes Loop - Nymph, Dream, Haiyaha, The Loch

GPS data
Place Name Elev [ft] Accuracy [ft] Position (lat,lon)
Bear Lake parking area 9461 16 40.31160,-105.64439

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