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Ascending Hikes – IPW - Hessie TH to Devils Thumb
Hiking to Devils Thumb Lake from the Hessie Park Trailhead. Its a challenging hike at 12.4mi and 2,454' elevation gain, passing by waterfalls and two alpine lakes. This hike will take about 8h with a lunch break at the lake https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/devil-s-thumb-lake-trail
Contacts
- Sat, Sep 19, 2026
- Denver
- Hiking
- Adults
- Challenging
- Mileage: 12.4 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,454 ft
- High Point Elevation: 11,523 ft
- Pace: 2-2.5
- 4 (8 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This will be a challenging hike and due to the length, elevation gain and time involved, please make sure you're fitness will enable to keep the moderate pace of 2mph uphill and 2.5mph downhill.
Meeting place for carpooling is TBD, I'll look for a place more north for those coming from Boulder or other north of Denver locations. This is a popular hike and parking is challenging at the trailhead. So we'll meet at about 5:15 AM with the intention of being at the trailhead at 6AM. If there is no parking at the trailhead, we will use the shuttle from the Nederland Highschool.
Required Equipment
10 essentials