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From the trailhead to Lost Lake Trail is 1.1 miles, from there the
trail is flat 0.2 miles to the King Lake Trail junction. Devil's Thumb
enters Indian Peaks Wilderness just beyond the King Lake Trail junction.
Continuing on fairly level for another mile to Woodland Lake Trail
junction, Devil's Thumb Trail is sometimes taken over by the creek.
Devil's Thumb Bypass rejoins 200 yards beyond the Woodland Lake Trail.
After the trails rejoin the old road begins to climb again in a stretch
which can be very wet. Diamond Lake Trail is reached in another 1.5
miles. Diamond Lake Trail forks right (north) and leads 3.7 miles up
over the ridge past Diamond Lake to connect to the Arapaho Pass Trail.
Continue along Devil's Thumb Trail 0.6 miles to Jasper Lake. After
leaving Jasper Lake, Devil's Thumb Trail continues another mile over a
small ridge, north of a pond and up a slope to Devil's Thumb Lake.
Devil's Thumb Trail does not actually intersect High Lonesome Trail
(part of the Continental Divide Trail), which is a couple hundred yards
down the far side of the ridge. From the top of the ridge it is another
0.6 miles downhill to the right (north) to Devil's Thumb Pass or 3 miles
to the left to King Lake Trail.
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