Forest Lakes
Trailhead: Moffat Tunnel East Portal
Distance: 7.8 mi
Elevation Change: 1,641'
Leaving the trailhead, the trail skirts the tunnel entrance then parallels South Boulder Creek. After about a mile take a right turn on the Forest Lakes trail. The trail climbs steadily to a bridge over Arapaho Creek. Lower Forest Lake lies about another mile and a quarter further on up the trail. Stay to the west of the lower lake to continue on the trail to upper Forest Lake.
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