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The upper portions of the trail are above treeline. The
parking area at the trailhead has room for unloading horses as well as some
corral facilities. Overnight camping is not permitted at the trailhead. This
location is also the trailhead for the southeast (lower) terminus of the
Rosalie Trail.
From the Deer Creek Trailhead, the Tanglewood and Rosalie
Trails go west and north up the Tanglewood Creek drainage to a junction just
outside the Wilderness boundary. Here the two trails split and the Rosalie
Trail bears left up an old logging road, while the Tanglewood Trail
continues north along Tanglewood Creek. The trail climbs along Tanglewood
Creek, and then begins to ascend toward the saddle above. The trail becomes
more steep and strenuous, particularly after leaving the trees. The top of
the saddle marks the boundary between Pike and Arapaho National Forests.
Rosalie Peak will be visible immediately to the west and the Pegmatite
Points will be visible along the ridge in an easterly direction.
At the saddle the trail becomes the Roosevelt Lakes Trail
and begins to descend gradually across open tundra to Roosevelt Lakes
(elevation 11,742’). From the lakes the trail continues north to the
Beartrack Lakes Trail and points beyond in the Arapaho National Forest.
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