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I reached 11,400 foot Gore Lake in about 4.5 hours. The trail gains about 2600 feet in its (approximate) five mile length. I'm not a fast hiker and stop for lots of pictures so your time may vary. On July 1, the lake was completely thawed out; which is usually but not always the case with the high lakes in the Gore Range.