At a Glance
Difficulty
Moderate
Distance (one-way)
2.0 miles
Elevation
9,050 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Cub Lake TH
Park Area
Moraine Park / Cub Creek
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.3528°N, 105.6714°W
Moraine Park / Cub Creek

Black Pool

Small pool along Cub Creek corridor

Photo coming soon — Cub Lake TH approach

About Black Pool

On the map, Black Pool belongs to the Moraine Park / Cub Creek section of Rocky Mountain National Park, at 9,050 feet on the east side of the Continental Divide. In this guide it is treated as a moderate pool.

Moraine Park and Cub Creek offer lower-elevation water, meadow, forest, and links into the Fern Lake system. It is a small pool along the Cub Creek corridor. The approach from Cub Lake TH is 2.0 miles one-way, enough to feel like a real hike without entering the hardest tier.

NPS hiking tables list Cub Lake and Fern Lake as east-side hikes from different trailheads, and the trail system between them helps make this area more connected than a single out-and-back.

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