Hiking – Booth Lake and Booth Falls Trail

We will meet at Wooly Mammoth Section BB at 6am and drive to Vail. As there is no parking at Booth Lake we will park at the Vail Village Parking  https://maps.app.goo.gl/uP1JqRxDNNuMQwMc8  and take the hikers shuttle to the Booth Falls bus stop.  We will walk ¼ mile up the road to the Booth Lake Trailhead

This is a 9 mile challenging hike out-and-back with gains of 3,051 feet of elevation at an 11.4% grade, which rates it ‘difficult to very difficult’ hike. Much of the hike takes place above 10,000 feet in elevation.  The trail climbs up the Booth Creek valley through mostly aspen groves before passing the 60-foot Booth Falls. Beyond the falls the trail winds through conifer forests and meadows filled with wildflowers. Above 10,000 feet the trees thin and the terrain changes offering views of the Gore Range. The last 1/4 mile to Booth Lake is steep and rocky.