Rocky Mountain National Park · Colorado

Lower East Inlet Trail

5.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,600 ft of climbing · 8,394 ft–9,880 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking, horse

8,495 ft 9,879 ft · 4.6 mi high 9,879 ft

Trailhead East Inlet 8,397 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.