Hiking The Blue Lakes Trail / Telluride,CO

Today was another special day in the San Juan Mountains. We traveled from Ouray to the Blue Lakes Trail head to do a hike today in Mount Sneffels Wilderness and hiked the next 9.4 miles round trip to 3 beautiful Alpine Lakes. The views were great the entire way up. This hike has some high elevation gain but we both agreed that it was nothing like doing Ice Lakes Basin in Silverton the day before. This hike is great for all skill levels and is very dog friendly, besides a few river crossings that you may want to keep them close depending on how high the water is.
We finished the hike and returned to Ouray where we were staying at the Twin Peaks Hot Springs and Lodge. After finishing some cold ones on the rooftop deck at a local pub called, Goldbelt, we returned to the hotel for some private hot springs and a relaxing rest of our stay. Hope you all enjoyed this video and if you want to see more like it, please go ahead and subscribe to the channel.
Thank you again for watching, and have a great rest of your day!
EXPLORE. ENDURE. ESCAPE
- Cory
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[@TrevorTrails]

Man I love how you made the intro with overview, getting there, trail info, parking. That was nice. Great video guide here!

[@CoryGrasser]

Means alot Trev! Enjoy making these videos along these amazing hikes. Best wishes to you going forward!

[@jeffeisert2371]

Thanks Cory. Nice clear video. I'll put the trail on my Spring bucket list. :)

[@CoryGrasser]

Really appreciate you saying that Jeff. You won't be disappointed. Best wishes!

[@Attakorn.classic]

so beautiful :)

[@CoryGrasser]

Attakorn, THANK YOU! Such a beautiful area of Colorado to explore. Hope you are enjoying the start of spring!

[@stevenmshawzy]

Great video. Thanks for sharing! Did you like Twin Peaks Hotel?

[@CoryGrasser]

Hey, Steven! Thanks for watching! We had a. Last at twin peaks. They are renovating their pool so it's going to be even better when it's done. I made another video called Ouray Know before you go if you want to check it out. Little more info about staying in the area. Best wishes!

[@paddywiggle]

Why is beer such a great post hike ritual? I love it as well.

[@CoryGrasser]

I don't know what it is, but when I'm at the last mile or so a long hike or run, it's like my brain turns from outdoor mode to "Get me beer or caffeine" mode. Ha. What's your drink of choice?

[@paddywiggle]

Cory Grasser Latitude 33 Blood Orange or 805!

[@CoryGrasser]

@@paddywiggle Double that blood orange! Sucker for a fruit ale or a good sour.

[@kayleihoskins8720]

When did you hike this trail?

[@CoryGrasser]

Hi! We did this hike in September 2020. Best wishes!

[@reznor700]

What a beautiful location - I want to make plans to go there soon! Did you use a gopro for your footage?

[@CoryGrasser]

Love it! You are going to have a blast. And yes! I have a GoPro Hero 8 Black. Does the job! Thank you again for watching!

[@DR-oy9wc]

I appreciate your information and great views. On a side note I was wondering if my vehicle would make up that trail since it doesn't have a high clearance but now I know it will. I have 2019 Subaru Crosstrek 👍

[@CoryGrasser]

Thank you for the reply! With a 2019 crosstrek you can even get about 3 miles below Mount Sneffels trailhead if you want to do that as well. Such a good and underrated car. Have fun!

[@dianagrier8357]

How many mile hike to the 1st lake?

[@CoryGrasser]

3.4 miles!

[@tswetter]

What time of year was this?

[@CoryGrasser]

Hi! We hiked this trail the weekend of September 13th in 2020. Still some snow in patches but it was an amazing day! Hope this helped and thank you for watching!

[@delmyhernandez7604]

Can a Lexus IS 250 make it through the trailhead? 😬

[@CoryGrasser]

It should but be careful. If you can't make it all the way you should be able to make it at least 3/4 of the way and just park down the road. Mostly just pot holes you have to go around a one farm metal bridge crossing