Color Sunday on the Grand Mesa - hike to Lost Lake

General Description:
Pretty easy hike. - about 3 miles round trip. There are other trails which connect to the Lost Lake trail which can add more mileage.
There is a good fishing lake on the hike if there are any interested anglers.
Lots going on on the Grand Mesa on Color Sunday, you can take a lift ride to the top of Powderhorn, run a 10k that starts at the base of Powderhorn that morning, etc. A fun day to be on the mesa.
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Meeting at Mesa Lakes Resort

The hike:
The Lost Lake Trail climbs several hundred feet in elevation from the southwest corner of Mesa Lake to the east end of Lost Lake just below the rim of the Grand Mesa. The trail provides access to fishing on South Mesa Lake and to Lost Lake and offers many scenic vistas, but may be impassible from the late fall through the winter months into the late spring due to snow drifts. Lost Lake is a long, narrow lake tucked up against the rim of the Grand Mesa surrounded by a large talus field of basalt boulders. The lake supports some fairly large trout that are difficult to catch but many hikers hike up to the lake to just to enjoy the emerald, green waters of the lake and to enjoy the scenery of the area.http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/1/2/8/event_151264392.jpeg

Directions:
The lower (northern) trailhead for the Lost Lake Trail is located on the southwest corner of Mesa Lake. From the town of Mesa, travel south on Highway 65 to the Mesa Lakes Resort.

To get to the trailhead:
Take the access road into the Mesa Lakes Resort to the Glacier Springs Campground which is located on the west end of Mesa Lake. Take the Mesa Lakes Shore Trail (FDT #503) which begins from the parking area for the Glacier Springs Campground for 0.18 miles along the south end of Mesa Lake to the intersection with the Lost Lake Trail. The Lost Lake Trail forks right (south) off the Mesa Lakes Shore Trail just before the Mesa Lakes Shore Trail reaches a bridge which crosses one of the inlets for Mesa Lake.

Dogs are okay, but must be leashed during at least half of this hike.

Annie Murphy
(970) 623-4424