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Pets allowed
Not Allowed
Elevation Gain
1,336.00 ft (407.21 m)
Trail type
There-and-back
Distance
5.50 mi (8.85 km)
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Nearby Lodging + Camping
Roosevelt National Forest
Alllenspark
Roosevelt National Forest
Comments
1) Go early to get a good parking spot. Due to family circumstances, I didn't get there until 10am and the lots near the ranger station were closed. This added 4 extra miles round trip that I had to walk (it was great exercise though).
2) If a ranger tells you that the lots are full, ask if you can drive down there and check. By the time I got there, 4 spaces freed up from people leaving. That would have been great to be that close after the hike.
3) At the first major bridge, it is easy to continue on the wrong trail on the return. I ended up hiking an additional 2 miles with lots of elevation gain toward the trail to Finch Lake. However, I recommend getting lost too because the views of Mount Orton and Lookout Mountain were incredible! I will post a picture here of the view.
4) I learned from some fellow hikers that Ouzel is pronounced "Oozel"
Hope you can get outside this weekend and enjoy Ouzel Falls. So soothing. Aahh!
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