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Ypsilon Lake

based on 71 tracks & routes #24 hike out of 250 in
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10.1 mi
Distance
4 hrs 53 min
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terrain
2,843 ft
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Overview

This is a difficult out and back trail to Ypsilon Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.

This trail goes by Horseshoe Falls, Chipmunk Lake, and Upper Chipmunk.

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    2 years, 3 months ago
    First major trip out after 2 nights in Denver and 1 Estes P. An un-acclimatised slog up through the woods and back.
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Jim Calvin 7 years, 5 months ago
Track (5/28/17, 11:28:35AM)
Ypsilon lake trail to the boulder field.
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kathryn.fuller2 5 years, 1 month ago
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maclean.freund 5 years, 3 months ago
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AngelaO 6 years, 3 months ago
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