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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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