Serenity Lake

It’s actually called Timber Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park but it’s just so peaceful. The whole trail is. It feels like walking through the Swedish woods, then being transported to a meadow in the Austrian Alps in the Sound of Music and then ending up back in Colorado at a very nice, serene, alpine lake.

I might include this trail on future hikes with clients. The Colorado river, across the street from the parking lot, offers a nice little place to have a snack. In addition to that, the Timber Lake trail itself, despite being long, is slightly easier and prettier than Sky Pond.

There are a number of streams, lots of babbling brooks and small “waterfalls,” in addition to good wildlife viewing areas.

The trail is about 10 miles long, has an elevation gain of 2,365ft, and took me about 3 hours up and down (I ran some of it)-plus 1 hour to just hang out at the lake. There is a section that has been damaged by a landslide, but with some careful steps and a little crouching, you can get through it: it’s only about a 10ft section. I probably saw 8-10 people the whole time I was there, which is also a perk.