Rocky Mountain National Park · Colorado

V.T.S. Lot To Bierstadt Trailhead

1.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 40 ft of climbing · 150 ft of descent · 8,701 ft–8,875 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · hiking, horse

Trailheads Bierstadt Lake 8,856 ft Drive there · Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass 8,823 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the same trailheads

Bierstadt Lake Trail · 2.9 mi · from Bierstadt Lake
Sprague Lake Connector Trails · 2.2 mi · from Bierstadt Lake/Storm Pass

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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.