At a Glance
Difficulty
Hard
Distance (one-way)
5.5 miles
Elevation
10,588 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Fern Lake TH
Park Area
Moraine Park / Cub Creek
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.3318°N, 105.6935°W
Moraine Park / Cub Creek

Tourmaline Lake

Remote; near Odessa Lake area

Photo coming soon — Fern Lake TH approach

About Tourmaline Lake

Tourmaline Lake has its own place in the Moraine Park / Cub Creek landscape: a hard lake at 10,588 feet. It sits on the east side of the Continental Divide.

The setting is remote, near Odessa Lake area. The approach from Fern Lake TH is 5.5 miles one-way and belongs in the hard tier for this guide. Moraine Park and Cub Creek offer lower-elevation water, meadow, forest, and links into the Fern Lake system. The distance and setting make this a plan-ahead destination, not a casual lake stop.

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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