6.5 km
Total Distance
690 m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A long 6.5 km climb of about 690 m from Longs Peak Road to Chasm Lake, below the East Face of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. At 4,345 m, Longs Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in the park. Its last remaining glacier, Mills Glacier, lies at about 3,900 m at the base of the East Face, just above Chasm Lake. The peak is named after the explorer Stephen Harriman Long.

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes