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Sandbeach Lake Trail
4.34km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Sandbeach Lake is a good destination for day hikes or backpacking. There are 4 campsites and a group campsite at the lake. The lake got its name from its sandy shore that resembles that of a beach–making it one of best camping spots in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Twin Sisters Peaks
4.89km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
The Twin Sisters Peaks are mountains in Colorado, located in the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado, straddling Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest. It offers a good choice to acclimize for hikes/climbs up Long's Peak, Pagoda, Chief's Head or Mt. Meeker. as the trail is easy to follow and round trip time will only set one back a couple to three hours. Twin Sisters offers a lot of reward for little commitment.
Mount Meeker
5.89km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Mount Meeker is a high mountain summit of the Twin Peaks Massif in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,916-foot thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 4.8 miles west by northof the community of Allenspark in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
Chasm Lake
6.01km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Chasm Lake is one of the most beautiful lake hikes in Rocky Mountain National Park. It offers spectacular views just below the famous Long’s Peak. Visitors will enjoy miles of open tundra and sensational views on the hike to Chasm Lake.
Lily Lake and Trail
6.65km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Lily Lake is encircled by an easy, one-mile trail that offers stunning views of the Rocky Mountains. The trail is popular with hikers, birdwatchers, and nature lovers. Lily Lake is a beautiful place to relax and take in the scenery. The trail is well-maintained and features interpretive signage detailing the geological history of the area.
Longs Peak
6.88km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Longs Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in Boulder County and Rocky Mountain National Park.It extends about 300 miles south-southeastward from near Casper in southeastern Wyoming to Fremont county in south-central Colorado. Boasting 15 various trail routes, the majority include technical climbs with sheer vertical rock faces.
Calypso Cascades
7.5km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Calypso Cascades is an easy 3.6 mile hike to one of several waterfall destinations in the Wild Basin of Rocky Mountain National Park. it is one of the iconic attraction here and is very beautiful to see.
Ouzel Falls
7.71km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Pagoda Mountain
7.72km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Pagoda Mountain resides within the protected boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, or as some of us say “The Park.”Pagoda Mountain is connected to it’s higher and much more popular neighbor Longs Peak by a sweeping, tower-ridden ridge known as the Keyboard of the Winds. The Glacier Gorge area is as popular and tourist ridden a place can get. It is also a good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do.
Wild Basin
8.23km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Wild Basin is part of Rocky Mountain National Park. It is one of the iconic trekking destination and it has an old ranger station.
Sprague Lake
10km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Sprague Lake is a 13-acre lake named after Abner Sprague, an early resident of the Estes Park area who ran a game lodge on the this property which is now part of Rocky Mountain National Park. The half-mile walk around the lake is wheelchair accessible and features boardwalks and bridges with views of Flattop Mountain and Hallet Peak. The lake is popular for Brook trout fishing.
Stone Man Pass
10.04km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Stone Man Pass, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado in the United States. It is one of the iconic location where you can explore the natural beauty and also you can enjoy the beautiful drive.
Saint Vrain Mountain
10.46km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
St Vrain Mountain straddles the border between the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and Rocky Mountain National Park. It stands just east of the Continental Divide with beautiful wide views across the Middle St Vrain Creek drainage and Wild Basin Area of RMNP. The Wild Basin area in RMNP to the north is home to some of the parks most famous peaks, including Chief's Head, Pagoda, Meeker and the best known, Long's.
Thatchtop
10.58km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Thatchtop is a large peak with a nondescript summit in RMNP and is home to several of the Park's classic mixed and ice routes. It has a spherical summit plateau, located between the spectacular Loch Vale and Glacier Gorge drainages. Most of Thatchtop’s lower slopes are ringed with rugged cliffs while the upper slopes are talus laden, providing easy class 2 hiking.
Alberta Falls
10.73km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Alberta Falls is a 30-foot waterfall located in Rocky Mountain National Park. The falls are accessible via a short hike from the Bear Lake trailhead, and the area is popular with both hikers and photographers. The falls flow over a bed of metamorphic rock, and the water is cold even in summer due to its source high in the Rockies. Visitors can see a variety of plant life in the area, including aspen and Douglas fir trees. Wildlife is also common.
Mount Alice
10.87km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Mount Alice is a high mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is not climbed as often as many of the other mountains in Colorado. It is a challenging mountain to climb, simply because of the long approach. Most climbers ascent via Hourglass Ridge above Lion lakes or else via Boulder Grand Pass above Thunder Lake.
Powell Peak
11.15km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Powell Peak is a summit in Grand County, Colorado, in the United States. With an elevation of 13176 feet. Access to Powell Peak is from either the Glacier Gorge trailhead or the Bear Lake trailhead, both in Rocky Mountain National Park. There are several camping sites within the park.
The Loch Trail
11.39km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Loch Vale is a short hike in Rocky Mountain National Park rewards hikers with a spectacular lake and alpine backdrop. Fantastic spot at sunrise!The main trail continues to the right, but make your way to wherever you feel is the best vantage point of the lake, the views are wonderful.
Boulder-Grand Pass
11.61km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
Boulder-Grand Pass is located 7.25 miles from Wild Basin Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park. It spans a broad saddle along the Continental Divide between Tanima Peak and Pilot Mountain. Boulder-Grand takes you to 12000’, within reach of two summits to the north, Mount Alice and Pilot Mountain, and three to the south, Tanima Peak, The Cleaver and Isolation Peak.
Timberline Falls
11.71km from Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
This scenic 30-foot waterfall thunders down a small gorge on Glacier Creek, and is named after Alberta Sprague, the wife of Abner Sprague, one of the original settlers in the Estes Park area. One of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many thihnsd to see and do.
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Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock
10758 CO-7, Allenspark, CO 80510, USA
This is a nearly 100-year-old functioning Catholic church built atop a riveting rock formation. It is operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and remains an important fixture in Colorado history. The chapel is located on the grounds of the Saint Malo Retreat, Conference, and Spiritual Center of the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver. The chapel is open to the public.