Hiking – RMNP - Cub Lake TH

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Hiking – RMNP - Cub Lake TH

Enjoy hiking through meadows and pine forest and along a river out and back 4.6 miles to Cub Lake in Moraine Park of RMNP.

  • Sun, May 18, 2025
  • Northern Colorado
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Moderate A
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 4.6 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 540 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 8,650 ft
  • Pace: Casual

We will enjoy a relaxed 4.6 out and back hike from the Cub Lake TH in Moraine Park of RMNP through meadows and pine forest to Cub Lake.  Here we will enjoy our lunch and take in any wildlife sightings, such as moose, bear, marmots, and deer, as well as spring wildflowers.  We will then follow the river back along this trail to the TH and carpool back to the visitor center.

There are two meeting places, depending on where you come from:  1) JAX parking lot (SE edge), 2665 W. Eisenhower Blvd, Loveland, at 8:00 a.m. to carpool to RMNP,  OR 2) Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, 1000 Hwy. 36, at 9:00 a.m.   We will carpool from here to and from the Cub Lake TH.  Ride share from JAX is $10.  Leaders have RMNP passes for 2 vehicles.

Route/Place

RMNP - Cub Lake TH


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Please bring your essentials, water, lunch, raingear, and sturdy boots.  

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